It was a great honor, but also a responsibility to stand alongside 26 amazing women from all EU countries who were selected from over 1200 applications. Each of them has already achieved so much despite their age in different fields from technology to politics! The whole week has given me a lot of new insights into topics that I hadn't thought deeply enough about before. I am struggling to find the right words to accurately describe what I am taking away. It wasn't just a series of lectures and workshops. It was also about meeting inspiring people, new places, and understanding what it means to be a true leader. It really changed my mind. In the end, I left with the feeling that I now have a friend in every corner of the EU and that this was not the end, but only the beginning. If there's one thing I should tell someone who is hesitant to apply, it would be: Do it now!