European Day of Languages

 

On the European Day of Languages, in Lecce, we participated in diverse activities organized by Europ Direct Salento in collaboration with other organizations,  such as Vulcanicamente or II Formiciao. We even had the participation of some Croatian youngsters.

On Saturday, 27^th of September at Piazza Sant’Oronso everyone had a possibility to borrow books in various languages. The only condition was to give them back afterwards.

On Sunday we took part in a city game “Caça ao Tesouro” (Chase the Treasure) where the main goal was to complete about 20 (im)possible missions in Lecce. 25 participants were divided in 4 groups – each of them with at least one foreign person (Portuguese or Croatian). The game was incredibly funny as the missions were based on tasks such as: talking to people, singing and dancing. It also implied a lot of interaction with strangers from different origins and languages. 

António's team

Isabel's team

Lurdes and Manuel's team

and guess who won!!

"Apolix.. we go fast and mix"

At the end of the day, at the Oficina Cantelmo, we Portuguese elders and a group of Croatian youngsters  - joined in a meeting with different languages groups (Spanish, French and English) from the University of Salento. It was an interesting event brought to life by some dance presentations of Salsa and Flamenco, prepared by the Spanish group. After the games, in this lively and laid-back atmosphere we were served an international aperitif.

Stefania, Lurdes, Sara, Nunzia and Fernando also danced with us!