19 weeks now. Today, I feel I got in Lisbon yesterday.
Yesterday, I felt it was the day before. Maybe this is the feeling you have when you like
where you are; you don't even think about the time. In thirteen weeks, as I usually do, I tried to adapt, to
discover and to learn. Now, the Spring is here. It is February
17th, and it is sunny and warm already. Everywhere I wanted to travel, I can go
now. I used these 13 weeks to walk around Lisbon and get to know this city and its surroundings. I
still have a lot to discover, and I’m excited about that. But everytime I
wanted to travel elsewhere, I thought it would be better to wait for a while, as
it would be more pleasant with a bright and warm friend. So, in the meantime, I
am enjoying the music of this city, which is close to constant, and everwhere.
Fado, Samba, Forro, Cumbia, Jazz, you name it. Everywhere you go, a saxophone or a cajón awaits.
Two of my best friends are coming to visit next week. We
will go together in Açores for a few days, to enjoy a little bit of nature.
Because even though Lisbon is an easy-going city, calm, quiet, it is still a
great feeling to leave it for a few days and go to the beach, hike or just
enjoy the sun with friends. So i really am looking forward to it, but probably not
as much as my friends who are both incredibly excited J We will still have a few days
in Lisbon so I can show them the city, Sintra, maybe go to the beach too. I
have the feeling my friends won’t want to go back !
Everything is also good work-wise. We applied to a whole lot
of different projects, all more interesting as the other, and I hope most of them
will be approved. We’ll have the answers in the beginning of April, so until
then, fingers remain crossed. But not only that, we decided with the whole team
to become more involved in local activities and we want to start developing
them. Therefore, I am trying right now to find a place to start a monthly
screening of a documentary, followed by a debate and Q&A. I think it would
be a good way to sensibilize people to a lot of different subjects. And since we are advocating for alternative
education, this is the topic I want to dig. Just the simple and plain fact that
there is not only one way of learning, but several. One is not inferior, or
less regarded, but different. We will try to screen features approaching this
issue in a historical and sociological way.
I already have a few ideas, so let’s get to it J
