If one year ago, you told me that working with kids would be something natural in my daily basis, I would laugh at you. If you told me it would be with Polish children I would tell that you were crazy. Never say never, Lídia, never say never! Some of my responsibilities at the center are to help coordinate, with Ewa and João, about one hour a week of creativity workshops with children between the ages of 4 and 7. We've made already...CONTINUE READING

Small big gestures I believe that no special dates are required to celebrate anything, however, on your birthday you have the irrevocable right to be pampered a little more than usual and gather all the people that we like, at least for a day, every year.  This year was different. I am about 3,000 km from home and everything I know and the pre-birthday anxiety was not felt because it is on special dates that cost to be far away. Being away, however,...CONTINUE READING

Yes, it's 9 ... it's not a round number, it's not boring and it's my favorite number! I've always been a person that suffers from cold, but ever since I came to Poland I realized that the cold of Portugal is for pussies. For those who are already used to it is easy, but for those who have never felt this cold in life, there are little things on the daily basis that change.  For those who have never dealt with this reality,...CONTINUE READING

During the next months, Natolin will be my home and Plichtów my workplace. Plichtów and Natolin are neighbor villages and belong to the Nowosolna district. Although they are different villages, they are very close to each other and it is possible to make the way home to work in just a few minutes. Plichtów is about 13 km from Lódź, the third largest city in Poland. Plichtów Cultural and Ecological Community Center "Discover your neighborhood, discover yourself" is the name of the project...CONTINUE READING

Credits: João Miller Increasingly known, but not much yet, the European Voluntary Service is a program funded by the European Commission that seeks young people between the ages of 17 and 30 to do a volunteer project, in another country that's not their country of residence.There are lots of projects, in many fields like culture and arts, activities with children, youth or seniors, sports, recreational activities, environment, among many others.So, it's easy to find a project of interest where we can put our...CONTINUE READING

It's not a coincidence the synchrony with the creation of this blog and the beginning of a new stage of my life. In order to take advantage of this fearless and adventurous vibe, that I confess, it's not always innate of me, the Kalidioscope arises, the fruit of a timid desire for distant times. You can count with genuineness and good mood. (simple as that). Welcome to the adventures, thoughts, and bits of knowledge of an agog girl, just starting adulthood, brand new...CONTINUE READING

To define the origin and to understand the meaning of Kalidioscope we have to go back to the beginnings of the Kaleidoscope word, masculine noun, of Greek origin, ka·lei·dos·cope (greek kállos, beauty + eidos, form+ -scope) A toy consisting of a tube containing mirrors and pieces of coloured glass or paper, whose reflections produce changing patterns when the tube is rotated. A constantly changing pattern or sequence of elements; "kaleidoscope" in https://en.oxforddictionaries.com  ka·li·dios·cope (kaleidoscope + lídia) 1. Metaphorical toy, Kaleidoscope of memories.2. Series...CONTINUE READING