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HOW CAN A BUDDY HELP YOU?

If you are an incoming exchange student that could use some help and also wants to make new friends, be sure to apply for a student buddy through the Papaya application when you start with your preparations for your arrival.

The buddy can help you arrange the means of transport to the coast. Since the buddies are local students, they are most familiar with the public transport in Slovenia. The buddy can also help you in search of an apartment or they can check out the apartments that you find. Then, when you arrive he/she can wait for you and help you get to the apartment. And finally, they can help you or advise you on anything else during your stay.

HOW TO APPLY?

In order to apply, you will need to use the Papaya application. A Papaya profile is extremely easy to set up and can be accessed either through a web browser or downloaded via Apple App Store or Google Play Store.

The user can log in with Facebook, Apple or Google or register through email and password. If the user logs in with Facebook, Apple or Google, they will be directly prompted to the profile editing page. If the user opts for registering through email and password, they will be redirected to a registration page on which they will be able to select the closest ESN section (ESN Primorska in our case), their country of origin and other basic information.

Following this registration, the local Papaya admin has to confirm the account creation in a timely manner (the admin can either accept or deny the request, the user will be notified via email in either case). After first accessing Papaya, to complete their profile, the user has to fill in fields with information that was not acquired previously (e.g. from Facebook).

Finally, the user can land in the homepage and proceed to the last step. In the homepage, the user can subscribe to the Buddy System project, this is done by simply selecting the desired project, clicking the “I NEED HELP” tab and filling in other data required by the project. Once the subscription is completed, the user can sit back, relax and wait to meet their buddy!

The student buddy will contact you as soon as you two are matched. Be sure to expect their message on the contact that you provided in the application.