What can I say, a simply crazy experience. I haven't been in Lisbon for ten days now and I already miss it, along with everything I went through during that time and the people who came into my life a bit randomly and who now have a special place in my memories. When I arrived I didn't really know what to expect, now I just want to go back in time to relive everything exactly as it was, along with all the ups and downs.
I wouldn't change anything but the fact that it could never end. Portugal, and Lisbon in particular, is an amazing place full of wonders that welcomed me and made me feel at home, in fact now I almost feel out of place here in Italy and I miss it with a place where I feel I belong.
During these days during my volunteering at SPEM I felt like I was part of a family and this motivated me to continue along this path. The same goes for the people I have lived with and who have left an indelible mark on me. I write these words as a stream of consciousness, still prey to my emotions, there is still so much to say that I fear I would not be able to write it all down in a month.
But there is something I am certain of: I could not be more grateful to have had this opportunity, which made me grow a lot and also helped me rethink who I am and work on myself. In short, I would recommend this experience to anyone who wants to get out of their comfort zone or simply put themselves to the test by building a new everyday life in an environment where everything is to be discovered and which often leads one to rethink one's own inhabitants and convictions in a continuous becoming that never stops. So why not try and enjoy every second?
And here I learnt to recognise it, to feel part of something beyond my comprehension, to feel useful for someone who needed it and, above all, part of a larger reality where everyone is accepted for who they are.
After all, as someone often said, ‘Life it's a Movie’.
