Last month was my midterm evaluation training, in the beautiful
town of Guimarães. It is located in the North of Portugal, close to Braga where
my on-arrival training took place. I have to say that the weather did not
reconciliate me with the North ! It was raining almost everyday, but I guess I
was just unlucky…. Anyway it was a very nice reunion, since I saw a lot of
people I met last november: it was a great experience to be able to share your
feelings on all those months with people who lived the same things as me, but
in a different city, in a different association, and with different people.
Guimarães is a really nice town, with its historical center and its medieval architecture. We gathered (there
was maybe 25 participants) together and share our impressions, our expectations
and overall how we felt about the project. In my opinion it was a really
helpful stay in order for me to focus on what i want to do and how. When I got
back to Lisbon, I hosted a good friend of mine. Together, in addition to seeing
Lisbon, Belém and Sintra (the usual) we visited the national park of Arrábida,
which is really amazing. Tomorrow, I am going back to Paris for a little less
than two weeks, to visit friends and family. I am very excited to go back, it’s
always a very odd feeling to be on vacation in the place you come from 😊
I’ll keep you posted !