Sofia Vacchi Originally from Italy, Sofia studied Political, Social and International Sciences at University of Bologna. She was 17 years old when she first lived abroad, holding a scholarship for a year-long exchange program in the USA. For the past 6 years she’s been volunteering in her country, focusing on non-formal education, intercultural learning and civic participation. She did an 8-month long-term ESC project in Latvia, where she was promoting international mobility opportunities. She is currently doing her Civil Service in DYPALL Network’s Lisbon office, supporting in the project management area.