One of my big regrets was not partaking in Erasmus, I wish I did. The money or the stipend just wasn't enough to live on and if you are working class, or you come from a working class family or you haven't got a big stash of savings - it's not easy to go forward and partake. But the idea is a superb one, saying that - I met loads of wonderful French, Spanish, German etc students who came to study at my university and it did enrich my student life.

Still, nearly 50 and plan to study Mandarin Chinese at a Chinese university sometime soon for a full academic year - so that will be one tick off the bucket list.

If they made Erasmus accessible to students from low income families, it would be perfect.

Theguardian wrote a good article on this topic https://www.theguardian.com/higher-education-network/2017/nov/27/study-abroad-is-invaluable-students-deserve-clarity-on-erasmus