Workcamp "Set the Party". Day 2.

Dear friends, we are Bori and Ruslan, and we are going to tell you how was our first working day , which was on Monday.

We started our day with breakfast and after that we went to our working place, where we were surprised with an unforgettable drum performance of local children. We were amazed by the hospitality of the local community! Then children helped us to learn how to play the drums, after a while we tried to show what we have learnt. We are really thankful for the local community for such a warm welcome! :)

After planning our work, we had a delicious lunch , which gave us a lot of power to work. We were sanding the pergola, and removing the old wooden benches and tables. It was full of work day.

When we finished our work, some of us went to discover Lisbon with Pilar, where she showed them around. The other part of the group spent their time near the ocean on Cascais’ beach, they were swimming and playing games in the water and swimming.

All in all it was a wonderful day, full of positive emotions, exciting activities, and unforgettable moments!

To be continued...

Workcamp "Set the Party". Day 1.

Hello everybody! We’re Lara and Daniele. We’re going to talk you about our first day of this amazing experience.

First in the morning, we had breakfast and then we all went to the Auditorium. We did some activities in order to know more about each other and for team building. We played many games and we had a lot of fun. Thank you camp leaders for that! 

We also thought about our expectations in this workcamp. At the same time, we talked about our fears  and our obstacles. It was very useful! We were thinking as a team and then we were willing to achieve our goals :P

After the Portuguese lunch, we went to Cascais by train. There we visited Rota Jovem center where Elena was waiting for us. Then we became hunters treasure and we discovered Cascais with clues; it was a fascinating experience. We built a sandcastle in Praia da Rainha, we made a human pyramid, we even sang a Portuguese song with Portuguese people! However, it was too hot!

The final surprise was a special dinner at the Cultural Centre of Cascais, where we ate many delicious dishes. Please send us the recipes!  Fortunately there was a bus that took us to Fundação o Século because we were so full of food.

To be continued…

Daniele and Lara

Workcamp Cascais 2015 na RTP1

O Workcamp Cascais 2015 está quase a terminar e as diferenças já são visíveis aos olhos de quem passa pelo Bairro da Torre. Encontrar-nos é bastante fácil: sigam as gargalhadas e a música que ecoa pelas paredes, a miscelânea de vozes internacionais e o ruído dos rolos de pintura a rasgarem as paredes de amarelo e laranja! 

Continuamos a ter a participação de voluntários espontâneos que ao passarem pelo bairro decidem entrar e arregaçar as mangas, mas também dos nossos voluntários SVE que se juntaram em alguns dos dias para dar uma mãozinha. 

Vivem-se dias intensos, bastante interculturais e com vários momentos de partilha da cultura portuguesa. Afinal, este grupo veio a Portugal para apoiar a requalificação da antiga escola primária do Bairro da Torre, mas também para conhecerem o que de melhor temos para oferecer. Há que não esquecer que o grupo deste ano veio de todo o lado(!): desde a China ao México, passando pelo Brasil e Cabo Verde, assim como vários países europeus. 

E a grande novidade é que não somos só "famosos" no Bairro da Torre, como em Portugal inteiro!

Esta semana, e para juntar um elemento agridoce à partida deste grupo que vai deixar saudades, passou na RTP 1 (Programa de Informação Portugal em Direto) uma reportagem, com imagens de voluntários e dos trabalhos efetuados, assim como uma recolha de testemunhos que prova o porquê do projeto ter continuidade ao longo dos últimos anos, e a importante marca que deixa junto de voluntári.@s e de populações locais com as quais eles/as interagem.

Senão tiveste a oportunidade de acompanhar de perto o projeto ou assistir em direto à reportagem, deixamos-te o link ;)

http://www.rtp.pt/play/p1754/e201920/portugal-em-diretoRTP ao minuto 4.51 (Parte 1) e 2.15 (Parte 2)!