How to Connect Young People to Europe? Let Them See It All by Train. [View all]
The European Union gave 15,000 young people a month of free Interrail travel, trying to get them to “recognize that there is more that unites us than divides us.” Did it work?
'The four 18-year-olds packed their bags and set off on a familiar rite of passage for European youths: an Interrail journey. But their coming-of-age adventure arrived not only at a pivotal moment in their lives, but also in the life of the European Union.
All Londoners, with the uncertainty of Britain’s decision to leave the bloc looming over their futures, the four teenagers took up the European Union on an offer to give 15,000 young people a free Interrail pass — covering a month of free travel on almost all slow trains across Europe, and discounted journeys on high-speed trains — in the hope of connecting them to the Continent.
Having spent many summers touring Europe by Interrail as a young man, I followed along to see this generation’s experience, and stayed in touch in the weeks after to follow up on their impressions.'>>>
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/03/world/europe/eu-interrail-brexit.html?
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