// Project summary
Healthy Lifestyle is a multilateral youth exchange held in Arrimal- Porto de Mós, Portugal and had the participation of 42 young people coming from Portugal, Poland, Romania, Belgium, Spain, Greece and Italy.
During this exchange were used several methods to treat the following issues:
- The importance of diversity in nourrishment and healthy food
- The utilization of agriculture techniques in the sustainable production and preservation of the biodiversity;
- The importance of cultural heritage as a factor of enrichement of our food and the healthy lifestyles
The main goal of this project was for some days to have a space of discussion on the cultural differences and cultural diversity regarding nourishment habits, healthy food, what can be done to maintain or increase biodiversity connected with healthy lifestyles, as well as the respect towards the cultural diversity and mutual understanding among different youth coming from different countries.
// Day 6- Final day (Event)
The final day:(
Quite early, we all packed our things and left Arrimal having as final destiny: Leiria.
We had to go back home.
On the way to Leiria, we had the chance to meet 2 more places: Alcobaça and Nazaré.
First stop: Alcobaça, were we visit the Monastery of Alcobaça. After we stoped in Nazaré, were we had lunch and spent some part of the day.
Finally arrived in Leiria, and after the evaluation of the last days, we had the goodbye dinner.
Tomorrow all participants will be going back to their home countries...
posted by Lucilia on 21/09/2008
// Day 5- Wine production (Culture)
At day 5 in this small mountain village: Arrimal, we got to a very closer contact with the inhabitants, we went to see how wine is produced. Amazing opportunity for us to try the feeling of steping the grappes and discover this very unique way of producing wine.
This was a really great moment to learn and also to contact with local people.
posted by Lucilia on 20/09/2008
// Art and Karaoke (Culture)
In the afternoon once more creativity was requested.
Beside paiting a mural, again about the issue of healthy lifestyle, we also received a designer that helped us to create our own t-shirts about healthy lifestyle and some pieces of art were created in this space. Believe that there are some artists among this healthy group:)
This was the evening we all waited for:)
The Karaoke night!!!!!!!!!
In the assotiation of Arrimal and with the partiicpation of the inhabitants of arrimal, everybody could show their artistic and musical skills:)
All kind of songs were listened during the evening, in different languages, with different tones and different rithms.
Everybody danced and sang:)
posted by Lucilia on 20/09/2008
// Day 4- Relaxing Day (Training)
The fourth day was the relaxing day.
With a fantastic sun, we went to the small lake of Arrimal and with the magnificent view of the mountain and with our naked feet on the floor we had a breathing exercises session. All in silence and having the sounds of nature as our soundtrack we have really enjoyed these relaxing moments…
Still in the relaxing spirit we had a massage workshop. In pairs we have learnt how to massage feet and legs of our colleagues…
posted by Lucilia on 19/09/2008
// Relaxing day- Part II (Event)
The afternoon of this relaxing day was fulfilled with the preparation of some sketches about helathy lifestyles to be presented later to the rest of the group.
We have used all of our creativity and imagination, as there were so many things we could discuss and so many different ways of presenting them. But at the end we all did it and the results were great.
In the evening we had the visit of the Folklore Dance group of Arrimal (Rancho Folclórico do Arrimal) and after watching their rehearsal we got the chance to dance with them and learn about folklore dance and music of Arrimal. Really amuzing :)
posted by Lucilia on 19/09/2008
// Orientation game (Event)
The third day was definetely the most painful and healthy day of all:)
In the orientation game participants were set in mixed groups and had to find some clues with the help of a map. This was a very healthy day as participants had the chance to walk in the mountains of Aire e Candeeiros, to contact with nature, make a picnic and continue to get to know each other…
After a long walk the night was quite calm, we were sooooooooo tired….
posted by Lucilia on 18/09/2008
// Day 2- New places different cultures (Culture)
After a good night sleep in Leiria we started to move to Arrimal, and in the way we have stopped in Batalha a very touristic place of this region.
Arriving at Arrimal and after setting up our things we continued to know each others better with the help of some energizers and icebreaking games. Great way to start new friendships
Then lunch time the traditional Portuguese food, and after a good lunch a nice walk in the mountain, to see the sights and practice some sports that help us to keep in shape and is a healthy lifestyle:)
Finally the evening arrives, and it’s time to meet other cultures! How come? Intercultural evening!!!!! :)
posted by Lucilia on 17/09/2008
// Intercultural Evening (Party)
As it usually happens in youth exchanges there is a specific moment to get to know even better some characteristics of the participating countries! The intercultural evening as arrived and we have discovered some more about each country: geography, gastronomy, traditions…
Great night, good moods:)
posted by Lucilia on 17/09/2008
// Day 1- Arrival (Event)
Arrival of all participants of Healthy Lyfestile, from Portugal, Spain, Poland, Belgium, Greece, Italy and Romania :)
For this first day, it was given an example of unhealthy food: fastfood.
Tomorrow participants will start to have examples of healthier ad traditional Portuguese food, made by our dear Carminda:)
posted by Lucilia on 16/09/2008