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M Y F I R S T T R I P A B R O A D

ERASM US+INPORT UGALCampo Maior, Marvao, Elvas and more.

W h a t W e D i d

I n O n e W e e k

Our first encounter

DAY 1 - Campo Maior

DAY 2 - Paper Flowers and Nature

DAY 3 - Honey, Coffee and Wine

DAY 4 - Elvas and Forte da Graça

DAY 5 - Marvao

Going back home

My One-Week Erasmus+ experience in Portugal

Our firstencounter+ O U R F I R S T F L IGH T


On January 19th at 8:30 we met at Bari airport. That was the

beginning of unexpected fun and friendship.

I didn't know anyone except one of the teachers who would accompany us on the trip.

I'm a very shy person, and yet I felt comfortable almost immediately (even though I didn't

show it that soon), as the people around me were great. At 10:45

we took our first flight to Milan and it is useless to hide my excitement and joy. The view out of

the plane's window was, to say the least, stunning.

We arrived, we took the second plane and

in the blink of an eye, we were in Lisbon.

Upon our arrival, some Portuguese teachers were

immediately very kind with us.

After eating something and after about 3 hours on a bus,

we went to the Santa Beatriz hotel, a very comfortable

and welcoming place.

I was in 203 room with my roommates Sabrina and Nives.

THE START OF SOMETHING INCREDIBLE


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DAY 1 - Campo MaiorTHE HEART OF OUR TRIP.


CRAF T WOR K PAPE R BIR D

HOUSE S


We learned how to build little bird

houses with paper,

Escola secundària deCampo Maior

PORTOGUES E F O R

FORE I GNE RS

We learned how to say "Good

Morning", "My name is...", "I am ...

years old" and "I am in Campo Maior"

in Portoguese.

COLLABORAT IV E

GARDENIN G

We planted some flowers in the

school garden.

In the morning We had a welcoming session in the school auditorium and then we were divided

into three groups to do three different activities:

At the end of these activities we had lunch at the school canteen and then, in the afternoon, we went to the

city hall, where we were nicely welcomed and we received some gifts such as paper flowers and some

books. After that, we visited Campo Maior and had dinner at TRINDADE.


DAY 2 – Paper f lowersand nature

ENJOY THE NATURE.


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CommunityCentreW O R KSHO P

C RA F T WO R K P A P ER F L O WER SWe learned about a beautiful Portoguese tradition:

making paper flowers. We had the opportunity to learn

how to make these beautiful pieces of art and we

contributed to the amazing paper flower festival that

takes place in Campo Maior every 4 to 5 years in which

the city transforms in a beautiful place full of colorful

handmade paper flowers.


After meeting two nature-experts in the morning, we spent the

majority of the day outside, in the nature, observing birds,

listening to the sound of the wind, taking photos of what we

liked, appreciating long walks and mainly, having fun.

Lastly, we had dinner at LIRA DOURADA.

N AT U R E - R EL AT E D AC T I V I T I E S



DAY 3 – Honey ,Cof feeand Wine

EXPLORING LOCAL FOODS.


T h r ee f ood -r el at ed p l acesG U ID E D V I S IT S

C E N T R O D E C I E NCI A

D O C A F É

C E N TR E O F N A T UR E ,

H O N E Y A N D

B I O D I V E R S I T Y

W I N E C E L L A R A D E G A

M A Y O R

Dinner at FAISAO



DA Y 4 - El v asan dFor t e d a Gr aça

LIVING LOCAL HISTORY.


El v as,c i t y o f UN ESCO's

Pat r i m on y+ F À B R IC A D A A M E IX A

I really enjoyed Day 4 program. Elvas is such a

beautiful city, with many important

monuments and many plum factories that have

existed from decades, keeping the original

procedures. We also visited a Contemporary Art

Museum.

We had lunch at Soho, a sushi restaurant.

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For t ed a Gr aça

A "US E L E SS "F ORT

During the guided visit we learned about how this star-

shaped fort was built to prevent attacks from every

angle, but it was never actually harmed in any way. But

still, the view from the top is amazing and every single

inch of it shows how much hard work and effort was put

in its construction. There are so many details that make

it so special and I'll never forget this wonderful

experience.

Later that night we had free time for some shopping and

we had dinner at ACONTECE, one of the places I

personally preferred.



DA Y 5 - M ar v aoTHE TOWN ON THE HILL.



M O R NIN G

We visited Marvao, a beautiful little

medieval town built on a high point.

A F T ER NOO N

We visited a photo exhibition and the new

school gardens at Escola Secundària de

Campo Maior.


Leaving Portugal, all the new people I met in this adventure, my

roommates, the foreign teachers and just everyone was so hard

and heartbreaking. Taking every step on the way home was a

mix of emotions: happiness to be able to go back to our

"normal life" as well as sadness, because we didn't want to

leave each other. There is such a strong relationship between

us, and we'll never forget everything we went through together

during this week. But, as our teacher reminded us on our way

out of the last airport, "everything comes to an end, even the

good things". And that's the sad truth. I'm so grateful for having

the oppotunity to be part of this Erasmus and I can't wait to

travel more!

A N D T HA T I S I T .


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