Xtreme and international weekend

Ola,

it was the last weekend before the start of the internship... New discoveries - new exciting moments. How was the preparation going - you could ask:) See the photo on the right:P

What were the discoveries from those two days:

15. Extreme things - climbing up the wall and motorbikes show.

16. First time swimming in the Atlantic Ocean.

Xtreme. The weekend started in Expo event where the youth day was taking place: some modern art expositions, some presentations and stands of companies, different governmental and non-governmental organisations, including AIESEC.

There were 2 things I liked most there - modern art exposition inside the building, however, with a green grass on the floor. This is something I sometimes miss - the smell of the grass after the rain.

The second things was Portuguese army stand or better to say - WALL. And guess - I climbed up this wall for the first time in my life.

A little bit of extreme taste for my internship.

Another extreme thing that has happened was motorbikes show. No, no, do not think that I was doing smth extreme:) This time I was just an observer. And I will not try to describe all the tricks that those crazy guys did with their motorbikes: playing with them, on them, near them, destroying them.

Check the movies;)

International. One of the beauties of AIESEC internship is that you can not only get to know the culture and people of internship coutry but also you can meet people from all over the world doing their internships in that coutry. Here I have already met people from Brasil, Venesuela, India, Poland... The moment when I felt the most internationally was spending the afternoon on the beach with the intern from India and his roommate from Spain, originally from Armenia:)

Language. The biggest challenge for me here is still the language. From totally bird´s language it´s getting more familiar. However, I cannot speak and understant the main point only if people use international words and some known names:)

My name and surname for Portuguese people is a learning point as well (see visitor´s card on the left:)).

Actually, my name in Portuguese language is pronounced with a french `r´in the beginning, so it sounds like ´chuta´:)

Estoril.

The spot near Lisbon that is for sure worth visiting - I spent there a few hours but managed to catch that different atmosphere of a resort - with big green parks, casino, fancy cars, beautiful beaches, paths near the Atlantic Ocean.

Cascais (first time swimming in the Atlantic Ocean). Remember part about spending time with Indian and Spanish guys on the beach. It was in another resort point near Lisbon - Cascais. The first time I really touched the Atlantic ocean and swam there. Well, the fact that I was swimming in the ocean was amazing, but in general - it was a salty lake. Because the sea in that beach was really calm.

Some facts for curious people - there are no sharks in the ocean near Portugal coasts. But there used to be some dolphins even in Delta of river Tejo.

Stay tuned for the next updates about my discoveries in Portugal.

Beijingos (kisses):*

Ruti