Janeiro 9, 2025

WEEKLY REPORT 02: PORTUGUESE

A week has passed since my arrival. Quite an exciting week, of not only new faces and smiles, but also challenges and hurdles. The main challenge […]
Janeiro 2, 2025

WEEKLY RUNDOWN 0: First days in Portugal

Bom dia everyone and welcome to my first blog here in Portugal!! My name is Giulia, I’m 21 years old and I’m from Brescia, a small […]
Janeiro 2, 2025

RATO WEEK 4: Christmas far from home

It feels like the past few days, because of their chaotic nature, have slipped away.                 Even though I […]
Dezembro 17, 2024

RATO WEEK 3: Late Night Chats

With the cold, also our days have become quieter and more dull (and it’s not that I have nothing to do, because my scripts need a […]
Dezembro 7, 2024

RATO WEEK 2: Getting into my stride

            On another… another note you have no idea of how much more articulate and (hopefully) funny I am when speaking […]
Dezembro 4, 2024

WEEKLY REPORT 01: Arrival

Bom dia, tarde, e noite. As I learned today in Portuguese class: chamo-me Martins! I’m the latest arrival amongst the new batch of European Solidarity Corps […]
Dezembro 3, 2024

RATO WEEK 1: The beginning of the adventure

Hello, I’m Sofia, I’m 22 and I come from Florence, Italy.    This is only my second time volunteering, my first was a short experience in […]
Novembro 26, 2024

Discovering New Challenges

It has now been a week since I started volunteering for Rato – ADCC, and in that time I must say my perspective has already changed […]
Novembro 13, 2024

A Leap of Faith…

Date : 13/11/2024 Introduction Why did I choose to do this project with Rato – ADCC? My current state of mind This was my first in […]