Des de l’organització de la Víbria, (mobilitat internacional per a joves) un equip format per 4 joves i 1 youth leader van participar a l’intercanvi juvenil “Let’s Play in Nature!” dut a terme a Valsinni, Itàlia. Consta d’11 dies d’intercanvi formant part d’un gran grup amb diversos països; Turquia, Polònia, Lituània, Itàlia i Espanya, amb els quals vam poder compartir diverses experiències tots plegats dins del Parco dei Criusciuni.

Aquesta la definiria com una experiència inoblidable, eann la qual m’enduc amistats molt maques i un creixement personal assolit al haver conegut sobre altres cultures, i haver estat convivint durant tants dies tots junts.

Personalment puc dir que ha estat una experiència molt recomanable per aquells joves que volen sortir de la seva zona confort, ja que hi ha un acompanyament molt bo de part dels organitzadors tant del teu país com del país al que vas a fer l’erasmus, i un cop comences sempre vols repetir. He assolit nous aprenentatges i reptes personals, i he sortit amb un cercle social molt més ampli ple de noves amistats duraderes i boniques.

Aquesta ha sigut la meva primera experiencia Erasmus i amb la Víbria, i us puc assegurar que ha sigut realment meravellosa. La meva motivació principal era poder conèixer a persones d’altres cultures i practicar l’anglès, i ho he pogut fer amb molt aprofitament. He gaudit molt el temps que hem passat connectant amb la natura i aprenent sobre ella i he passat molts bons moments de convivència amb tots els companys.

Per mi, aquest intercanvi ha sigut trobar la definició exacta de creixement. En tots els àmbits, tant personal com acadèmic a nivell d’idiomes. L’entorn especial en una zona espectacular del país i acompanyat d’uns companys que m’han ensenyat diferents maneres de ser i que conviure amb gent diferent és un gran regal per al teu creixement personal. És una nova manera de descobrir-te a tu mateix de nou i sentir-te lliure. Pot semblar que l’idioma et pugui jugar una mala passada, però, ho has d’aprofitar i encarar-t’ho com un repte d’autosuperació. L’important és aprendre allò que la gent t’ensenyi, obrint així la teva perspectiva cap al món, sense prejudicis ni estereotips. Tornes sentint-te més gran com a persona, i a vegades, en pots aprendre més en una setmana que en un curs. Hi tornaria de nou. Com he esmentat anteriorment, la nostra temàtica era la natura; hem estat fent activitats a l’aire lliure, vam fer meditació i mindfulness connectant amb la natura, entre d’altres. També hem visitat altres ciutats i pobles dels voltants, com ara; Matera, Valsinni (poble), Taranto, Policoro, on vam passar el dia a la platja dinamitzant diverses activitats, i Castelsaraceno, on vam participar en l’activitat d’un pont penjant. Totes les activitats les hem fet tots els països en conjunt, la qual cosa ha creat una cooperació, comunicació necessitada, companyerisme… tot plegat ha fet que ens haguem acabat entenent i aprenent amb i dels altres països i cultures.

Vam estar convivint dins del Parco Dei Crisciuni, el qual constava d’un ampli terreny ple de natura. Ens vam instal·lar en uns bungalows complerts compartits amb altres països. També comptàvem amb unes tendes de campanya i vam anar rotant, els que s’instal·laven en tendes, tenien accés a uns lavabos i dutxes exteriors.

La part d’habitacions era a dalt de tot, baixant una rampa de pedra fins avall arribàvem a la zona del menjador, zona d’estar, zona d’activitats i parc com a tal. Nosaltres ens vam sentir molt a gust i molt ben acollits per part de l’equip Italià, volíem agraïr sobretot la feina de la Francesca, directora i encarregada del lloc, l’Antonio el nostre chef i director, parella de la Francesca, la Marilina, treballadora voluntària de l’equip, l’Angela encarregada de la neteja i higienització de l’espai i en Leo i l’Helena, els animadors de les nits musicals.

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From the organization of La Víbria, (international mobility for young people) a team formed by 4 young people and 1 youth leader participated to the youth exchange “Let’s Play in Nature!” carried out in Valsinni, Italy. It consisted of 11 days of exchange as part of a large group with several countries; Turkey, Poland, Lithuania, Italy and Spain, with whom we were able to share various experiences all together within the Parco dei Criusciuni.

I would define this one as an unforgettable experience, in which I took with me very nice friendships and a personal growth achieved by having known about other cultures, and having been living together for so many days all together.

Personally I can say that it has been a very recommendable experience for those young people who want to get out of their comfort zone, since there is a very good support from the organisers both from your country and from the country where you are going to do Erasmus, and once you start you always want to repeat. I have achieved new learning and personal challenges, and I have left with a much wider social circle full of new lasting and beautiful friendships.

This has been my first Erasmus experience with La Víbria, and I can assure you that it has been really wonderful. My main motivation was to get to know people from other cultures and to practice my English, and I have been able to do so with great success. I have really enjoyed the time we have spent connecting with nature and learning about it and I have had a lot of good times together with all the other students.

For me, this exchange has been to find the exact definition of growth. In all areas, both personally and academically and in terms of languages. The special environment in a spectacular area of the country and the companions who have taught me different ways of being and that living with different people is a great gift for your personal growth. It is a new way of discovering yourself again and feeling free. It may seem that the language can play a trick on you, but you have to take advantage of it and face it as a challenge of self-improvement. The important thing is to learn what people teach you, opening your perspective on the world without prejudices and stereotypes.

You come back feeling bigger as a person, and sometimes you can learn more in a week than in a course. I would come back again. As I mentioned before, our theme was nature; we have been doing outdoor activities, we did meditation and mindfulness connecting with nature, among others. We have also visited other towns and villages in the surroundings, for example; Matera, Valsinni (village), Taranto, Policoro, where we spent the day at the beach dynamising various activities, and Castelsaraceno, where we participated in the activity of a hanging bridge. All the activities have been done by all the countries together, which has created cooperation, needed communication, companionship… all this has meant that we have ended up understanding and learning with and from the other countries and cultures.

We were living in the Parco Dei Crisciuni, which consisted of a large area full of nature. We stayed in bungalows shared with other countries. We also had a few tents and we were burping, those who were installed in tents, had access to outdoor toilets and showers.

The part of rooms was above all, down a stone ramp to the bottom you could reach the dining area, living area, lounge, dining room, kitchen, bathroom and toilet. We felt very comfortable and very well received by the Italian team, we wanted to grate above all the work of Francesca, director and manager of the place, Antonio our chef and director, Francesca’s partner, the Marilina, volunteer team worker, Angela, who took care of cleaning and sanitization of the structure and Leo and Helena, the animators of the musical evenings.