First Easter camp's day

We are so tired but so excited about the Easter camp which we are doing. We hope that the children are enjoying as us with the idea about to do our film, and with all the techniques and process which we are learning.

We have to thank to the volunteers who are helping us because without their help all is more difficult for us and they are always supporting us.

Today we gave the explications about the film which we want to create and we started to create the new set in which we are going to work. Always working shoulder to shoulder with the participants. Because we have no to forget that this Easter camp is for them and by them.

I am sure we are going to put more energies in the next days, and in the end of this camp we are going to miss all the time together with the children and we are going to enjoy watching the result of our work.

Learning.

And we continue learning about Transforma, about coexistence, about portuguese life, about art, about "Meio ambiento", about our work here.

We are so excited about to do the first Easter camp of Transforma. We are putting all our knowlegdes and energy in prepare it, and we are so happy with all the work and all the activities that we are going to do with the young people who are going to come to enjoy with us this project.

We are so integrated in Transforma and in portugueses habits. So we have to only let us go and enjoy this unique experiencie.

So far so good

The time is passing really quickly here in Torres Vedras. Before I noticed the first third of our EVS project is over. 

Next week we are already implementing our first activity – Easter stop motion movie workshop for local kids and youngsters. Our preparations were really spectacular – we worked hard especially on the stop motion teaser for the workshop which allowed us to try our own skills and abilities to create an animation in only one day.

Here is the result:

In the meantime we are still planning our other projects that will take place in the following weeks and months.

We spend our free time mostly travelling – so far I managed to visit Lisbon, Óbidos, Alcobaça, Batalha, Sintra and Cascais and we still have big plans about Porto, Faro and especially Azores where we are heading next month. 

I am still enjoying the fresh local fish, fruits and vegetables which are so expensive and hard to get in my country. Mercado Municipal is one of my favorite places to go and my biggest worries in Portugal are if I manage to try and taste everything that I want! I already know that I will be missing all the delicious pasteis and dried figs.

To sum up, we are really doing our best to get the most from this experience.

Fim de semana longo

We keep travelling and exploring!

Museu Berardo

Torre de Belém

Santo António do Varatojo

Boca do Inferno

Preparação de atividades para Páscoa.

We met the Torres Vedras's schools presenting our project for Páscoa holidays: Castelo animado.

O Castelo Animado

Poster que fizemos em stop motion 

Crescer.

Learning portuguese, ecology, about the world and about myself.