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In Lalín we created an intercultural activity related to our languages. In our house there are 6 different languages ​​and that is why every week we film a video on tiktok saying a word in Spanish, Portuguese, Greek, Lithuanian, Slovak, Estonian and Galician. This way we can learn more languages and have fun!

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Intercultural workshop using traditional games

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Intercultural workshop using traditional games

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We carried out a workshop with 110 children between 3 and 8 years old from the summer camp in Tui using traditional games from different countries to introduce the idea of interculturality and the existence of cultures different from ours with the youngest children.

This workshop lasted 3 hours and we played 6 different traditional games from Italy, Latvia, Greece, Slovakia and Andalucia, divided into three different stations. The children were divided into three groups (between 30 and 40 girls each). This was accompanied by an introduction to the different cultures of our volunteers.

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Lo mejor del camino y de la vida es compartir y a veces tienes el privilegio de poder hacerlo con personas con realidades tan diversas como duras, pero con tantas ganas de vivir y de disfrutar de la vida, que te contagian de su alegría, de su maravillosa forma de ver la vida y te hacen pensar y reflexionar en cuan absurdas y banales son, a veces, nuestras preocupaciones.

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Lo mejor del camino y de la vida es compartir y a veces tienes el privilegio de poder hacerlo con personas con realidades tan diversas como duras, pero con tantas ganas de vivir y de disfrutar de la vida, que te contagian de su alegría, de su maravillosa forma de ver la vida y te hacen pensar y reflexionar en cuan absurdas y banales son, a veces, nuestras preocupaciones.

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Make some of your country's traditional snacks for the pilgrims when you do the information points. Then the pilgrims are more pleasant to communicate.

Prepara alguna de las meriendas tradicionales de tu país para los peregrinos cuando hagas los puntos de información. Entonces los peregrinos estarán más dispuestos para comunicarse.

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First of all, we have visited as many restaurants in our city as we could. In these places, we asked the managers if they have some kind of benefit to pilgrims that visit their place. Surprisingly, we found many restaurants which were interested on our project, and they wanted to join us.

So, when we had the restaurants, we created a map of our city where pilgrims can find:
· These restaurants with special prices or presents.
· The location of the pilgrim centre, pharmacies, supermarkets, etc.
· Bus schedule to go to the beach (only for summer).

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We made a cake for the pilgrims.  In order to get the cake, the pilgrims had to answer our questionnaires.  We also prepared a memory book where they could write beautiful words about their journey.  In addition, they could mark where they are from on the world map.  We also distributed flyers to promote the European Solidarity Corps and the Barbanza Camino. Sharing the cake is a great way to get the pilgrims' attention and interact with them.
Hicimos una tarta para los romeros.  Para conseguir la tarta, los peregrinos tenían que responder a nuestros cuestionarios.  También preparamos un libro de recuerdos donde podían escribir hermosas palabras sobre su viaje.  Además, podrían marcar de dónde son en el mapa mundial.  También repartimos folletos para promocionar el Cuerpo Europeo de Solidaridad y el Camino Barbanza.  Compartir el pastel es una excelente manera de llamar la atención de los peregrinos e interactuar con ellos.

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One of the best activities of my volunteering

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One of the best activities of my volunteering

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Working with AMICOS has been incredible, they are close, kind and simple people. They are the best thing I have taken with me since I did not expect to work with them and every time we have done activities together they have made my day with their stories and experiences. They are an example to follow and I recommend all volunteers to do at least once during their volunteering this work with an association like AMICOS, because without a doubt they fill you with joy and change the way you see life.

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We called the activity “Let’s talk!”. It's a cultural and linguistic exchange between pilgrims and the local community (and us, of course). We chose a special place in our village since we noticed that many pilgrims used to go there to get some rest: the river; we thought it would have been perfect to talk and share experiences in a green place where the sound of the water is the natural music to listen to. It was a success! Many pilgrims were interested in our project and they naturally came to us to ask and play with us at parchís (typical Spanish board game). 

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We called the activity “Let’s talk!”. It's a cultural and linguistic exchange between pilgrims and the local community (and us, of course). We chose a special place in our village since we noticed that many pilgrims used to go there to get some rest: the river; we thought it would have been perfect to talk and share experiences in a green place where the sound of the water is the natural music to listen to. It was a success! Many pilgrims were interested in our project and they naturally came to us to ask and play with us at parchís (typical Spanish board game). 

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Within the scope of sustainability, the Triacastela group developed a triptic flyer with suggestions for pilgrims to contribute to a more sustainable camino. It will be available for pilgrims in some touristic points in Triacastela.

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We made Bingo to play with elderly people about our home countries, we chose information about our countries food, sports, music and other interesting facts. We then showed a powerpoint presentation each slide had one of the answers. This idea is opened to many variations. To get a Bingo we asked them to fill the whole page.

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Connect with the pilgrims during the camino in Lavacolla

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Connect with the pilgrims during the camino in Lavacolla

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On Wednesday, August 24, we wanted to focus on the ESC Camino and share information from the life of a volunteer with the promotion of the European Solidarity Corps.  As a means of sharing, we used one of the qualities of the Galician people – hospitality. In Lavacolla, within the French Camino, we prepared a table with Galician food and ESC leaflets. Together with the sharing  Tarta de Santiago and Empanada, we shared with the pilgrims the experiences of the life of a volunteer, and on the other hand, the pilgrims shared the experiences of their pilgrimages.
El miércoles 24 de agosto queríamos centrarnos en el Camino ESC y compartir información de la vida de un voluntario con la promoción del Cuerpo Europeo de Solidaridad. Como medio de compartir, utilizamos una de las cualidades de los gallegos, la hospitalidad. En Lavacolla, dentro del Camino Francés, preparamos una mesa con comida gallega y folletos ESC. Junto al compartir Tarta de Santiago y Empanada, compartimos con los peregrinos las experiencias de vida de un voluntario, y por otro lado, los peregrinos compartieron las experiencias de sus peregrinaciones

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Today we had the opportunity to meet Chloe, a charming woman who has given us many inspiring ideas for our project, one of which we found very necessary is the installation of toilets during the Camino, with this we will reduce the amount of waste that is left along the way.

These toilets, also known as pit latrine,  is a type of toilet that collects human feces in a hole in the ground. Pit latrines can decrease the spread of disease by reducing the amount of human feces in the environment.

I have to say that it is a bit of a challenge to keep several long drop toilets on the road but it is well worth it in the long run.

One of the companies in Spain that install these toilets is:
https://pikkuvihrea.fi/en/green-toilets-on-the-map-spain/

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Poner un mapa para que cada peregrino marque un punto en el país o comunidad de procedencia es una buena práctica para entablar una conversación de intercambio cultural con ellos/as.  Putting up a map for each pilgrim to mark a point in the country or community of origin is a good practice to engage in a cultural exchange conversation with them.

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Poner un mapa para que cada peregrino marque un punto en el país o comunidad de procedencia es una buena práctica para entablar una conversación de intercambio cultural con ellos/as.  Putting up a map for each pilgrim to mark a point in the country or community of origin is a good practice to engage in a cultural exchange conversation with them.

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Libro de memorias del Camino para que cada peregrino/a comparta un bonito mensaje. Book of memories of the Camino for each pilgrim to share a beautiful message.

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Libro de memorias del Camino para que cada peregrino/a comparta un bonito mensaje. Book of memories of the Camino for each pilgrim to share a beautiful message.

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Organizar un showcooking con las personas del territorio en el que estás trabajando, es una excelente oportunidad para compartir, a través de la gastronomía típica de cada país, más sobre tu historia y cultura. Organising a showcooking with the people of the territory where you are working is an excellent opportunity to share, through the typical gastronomy of each country, more about your history and culture.

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Organizar un showcooking con las personas del territorio en el que estás trabajando, es una excelente oportunidad para compartir, a través de la gastronomía típica de cada país, más sobre tu historia y cultura. Organising a showcooking with the people of the territory where you are working is an excellent opportunity to share, through the typical gastronomy of each country, more about your history and culture.

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Es una buena actividad: promover el Camino y la hospitalidad con niños/as a través de manualidades en las que tengan que hacerles algo a los/as peregrinos. It is a good activity: to promote the Camino and hospitality with children through handicrafts in which they have to make something for the pilgrims.

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Es una buena actividad: promover el Camino y la hospitalidad con niños/as a través de manualidades en las que tengan que hacerles algo a los/as peregrinos. It is a good activity: to promote the Camino and hospitality with children through handicrafts in which they have to make something for the pilgrims.

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Crear y colocar poster sobre el cuidado del Camino en puntos afluentes del Camino. Create and place posters about the care of the Camino at tributary points along the Camino.

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Crear y colocar poster sobre el cuidado del Camino en puntos afluentes del Camino. Create and place posters about the care of the Camino at tributary points along the Camino.

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Cartel Don´t leave your Mark on the camino

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En algunos ayuntamientos, concretamente en los que pertenecen a la provincia de Pontevedra, promueven el compostaje comunitario/individual a través del Programa Revitaliza en el que trabajan profesionales especializados/as. Es una buena opción para colaborar en una actividad formativa.  In some municipalities, specifically in those belonging to the province of Pontevedra, they promote community/individual composting through the Revitaliza Programme in which specialised professionals work. It is a good option to collaborate in a training activity. 

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En algunos ayuntamientos, concretamente en los que pertenecen a la provincia de Pontevedra, promueven el compostaje comunitario/individual a través del Programa Revitaliza en el que trabajan profesionales especializados/as. Es una buena opción para colaborar en una actividad formativa.  In some municipalities, specifically in those belonging to the province of Pontevedra, they promote community/individual composting through the Revitaliza Programme in which specialised professionals work. It is a good option to collaborate in a training activity. 

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Para analizar la accesibilidad del Camino: fíjate bien si en los paneles de información tienen pictogramas/texto de lectura fácil que permita a cualquier personas entenderlo. Una fórmula fácil de chequearlo es que las personas que no entiendan español/gallego intente interpretar con los pictogramas la información del panel sin ayudar de un/a traductor/a. To analyse the accessibility of the Way: look carefully if the information panels have pictograms/easy to read text that allows any person to understand it. An easy way to check this is that people who do not understand Spanish/Galician try to interpret the pictograms with the information on the panel without the help of a translator. 

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Para analizar la accesibilidad del Camino: fíjate bien si en los paneles de información tienen pictogramas/texto de lectura fácil que permita a cualquier personas entenderlo. Una fórmula fácil de chequearlo es que las personas que no entiendan español/gallego intente interpretar con los pictogramas la información del panel sin ayudar de un/a traductor/a. To analyse the accessibility of the Way: look carefully if the information panels have pictograms/easy to read text that allows any person to understand it. An easy way to check this is that people who do not understand Spanish/Galician try to interpret the pictograms with the information on the panel without the help of a translator. 

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It's a worldwide treasure hunt game where a large community of players compite to find small items hidden public spots with some history behind (more info at geocaching.org). Cool proposal for pilgrims who arrive to the hostel soon and don't know what to do on the place.

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"¿Cuánto tarda en degradarse?" es un juego que las voluntarias/los voluntarios de Palas de Rei han creado para concienciar a las personas de la cantidad de tiempo que va a tardar algo en desaparecer en la naturaleza, existiendo cosas que nunca desaparecerán. El juego consiste en pegar las cartas en el intervalo de tiempo correcto.
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"How long does it take to degrade?"  is a game that the volunteers of Palas de Rei have created to make people aware of the amount of time it will take for something to disappear in nature, since there are things that will never disappear. The game is about attaching the cards in the correct degration category on the table.

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"Memory cards" es un juego que las voluntarias/los voluntarios de Palas de Rei han creado que consiste en elegir una tarjeta con una imagen de un artículo de un solo uso y lograr encontrar otra tarjeta que sea la alternativa ecológica del correspondiente artículo.
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"Memory cards" is invented by the Palas de Rei group. The aim of the game is to choose one picture card of a single-used item with its alternative and corresponding zero-waste item on another picture card.

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Zero waste game
is a card game that the team of Palas de Rei created in order to inform people about the zero waste alternatives they can use in their daily routines and during their Camino instead of the single-used items.
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El juego del residuo cero
es un juego de cartas que el equipo de Palas de Rei creó para informar a la gente sobre las alternativas de residuo cero que pueden utilizar en sus rutinas diarias y durante su Camino.

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El equipo de Palas de Rei reunió toda la información necesaria sobre Palas de Rei para ayudar a los peregrinos. El profesor se encuentra ahora en diferentes puntos del pueblo dispuesto a informar a cualquier peregrino que lo escanee.
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The Palas de Rei team gathered all the necessary information about Palas de Rei in order to help the pilgrims. The Professor is now in different spots of the village ready to inform any pilgrim who scans him.

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Si trabajas en un Camino que en esa época no tiene tantas personas, hacer flyres para repartir en puntos con turistas es una buena manera de promocionarlo. If you work on a Camino that is not crowded at that time of year, making flyers to hand out at points with tourists is a good way to promote it. 

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Si trabajas en un Camino que en esa época no tiene tantas personas, hacer flyres para repartir en puntos con turistas es una buena manera de promocionarlo. If you work on a Camino that is not crowded at that time of year, making flyers to hand out at points with tourists is a good way to promote it. 

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Keep going! Sigue adelante!

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https://www.xacobeando.eu

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The Camino de Santiago - understood as the grouping of routes of medieval origin that have as their destination the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela where, according to tradition, the tomb with the relics of the Apostle Santiago the Greater - has been welcoming in its extensive journey of pilgrims since the 9th century. It has always been a meeting place for people and cultures, always under the prism of tolerance, hospitality and solidarity.

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The Camino de Santiago - understood as the grouping of routes of medieval origin that have as their destination the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela where, according to tradition, the tomb with the relics of the Apostle Santiago the Greater - has been welcoming in its extensive journey of pilgrims since the 9th century.

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Go For Green! 7 top tips for a responsible discoverEU experience

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Go For Green! 7 top tips for a responsible discoverEU experience

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Cuestionario para realizar nos albergues de peregrinos

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Cuestionario para realizar nos albergues de peregrinos

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Estand para los peregrinos // Stand for pilgrims

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Estand para los peregrinos // Stand for pilgrims

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El martes pasado realizamos una actividad nueva para algunas de las participantes del grupo de Ferrol. Esta consistió en preparar un estand en el Monasterio del Couto, un punto estratégico de la ruta del Camino Inglés entre Ferrol y Neda, en el que colocamos algunos snacks gratis para los peregrinos, así como conchas recogidas por nosotros o frases motivadoras escritas en papeles pequeños. También llevamos el sello de la oficina por si alguno de ellos quería que le sellaran su credencial.

Estuvimos varias horas por la mañana y durante este tiempo pasaron por este punto alrededor de 60 peregrinos. La mayoría de ellos eran españoles, pero también conocimos a un peregrino inglés, una alemana, dos holandeses y dos italianas. Casi todos nos contaron un poco de su historia, pero la que más me llamó la atención fue la de la peregrina alemana. Había realizado el Camino de Santiago varias veces por rutas diferentes, pero esta vez había llegado hasta Ferrol a pie desde su casa en Alemania. También nos contó que previamente había estado ayudando en unas inundaciones que se habían producido en su país donde se lesionó las espalda, por ello esta ocasión era una prueba personal para ella misma.

En general, fue una mañana muy agradable porque pudimos conocer las experiencias de diferentes personas y también presentarles nuestro proyecto y nuestra organización para darnos a conocer entre los más jóvenes.

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Last Tuesday we did a new activity for some of the participants of the Ferrol group. This consisted of preparing a stand in the Monasterio del Couto, a strategic point of the route of the English Way between Ferrol and Neda, where we placed some free snacks for the pilgrims, as well as shells collected by us or motivational phrases written on small papers. We also carried the stamp of the office in case any of them wanted to have their credentials stamped.

We stayed for several hours in the morning and during this time about 60 pilgrims passed through this point. Most of them were Spanish, but we also met an English pilgrim, a German, two Dutch and two Italians. Almost all of them told us a bit of their story, but the one that caught my attention the most was the German pilgrim. She had walked the Camino de Santiago several times by different routes, but this time she had come to Ferrol on foot from her home in Germany. She also told us that she had previously been helping in some floods that had occurred in her country where she injured her back, so this occasion was a personal test for herself.

All in all, it was a very pleasant morning because we were able to get to know the experiences of different people and also to present our project and our organisation in order to make ourselves known to young people.

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El Camino sobre ruedas // The Way on wheels

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El Camino sobre ruedas // The Way on wheels

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Esta semana ha sido un poco especial ya que hemos acompañado a los peregrinos del grupo ASCM, una asociación sociocultural que tiene como objetivo la plena integración de las personas con discapacidad. El grupo estaba compuesto por 5 peregrinos de movilidad reducida que iban en silla de ruedas, sus acompañantes y otros voluntarios. Venían de diferentes partes de España, como Jerez de la Frontera y Barcelona, así como de Ferrol.

Los voluntarios de Xacobeando estuvimos con ellos durante dos etapas, desde el inicio del Camino en Ferrol hasta Neda y el segundo día desde Fene a Pontedeume. Nuestra función fue ayudarles a pasar por los tramos en los que la accesibilidad no era la más adecuada para ellos, tomar nota de esos puntos para poder localizarlos en el mapa y comunicarlos a los supervisores y dar compañía y charla durante el recorrido.

Aunque el Camino Inglés es uno de los más accesibles para realizar en estas condiciones, hubo varios momentos en los que había que empujar a los peregrinos hacia arriba en las cuestas o para pasar por las hendiduras que había en el terreno. La tierra suelta y las rocas también supusieron un problema porque hacían resbalar a las ruedas o provocaban que las sillas se quedaran atascadas. Varios de ellos tuvieron problemas con la batería de sus sillas, ya que se gastaron antes de finalizar la etapa y tuvieron que terminarla en furgoneta.

A pesar de todas estas dificultades, la actitud de los peregrinos era admirable porque se les notaba las ganas y la ilusión de hacer el Camino y siempre estaban haciendo bromas y dispuestos a afrontar cualquier obstáculo que nos encontráramos. Esa energía la transmitían al resto del grupo y, gracias a ello, el ambiente fue muy agradable.

En conclusión, personalmente ha sido una experiencia única que, si no hubiera sido por Xacobeando, quizás no habría realizado nunca. De ella me quedo con la sensación de sentirme útil y que, sin mi ayuda, ni las de los demás participantes, los peregrinos no habrían podido realizar el Camino. También me parece importante destacar su valentía puesto que no han permitido que sus limitaciones les impidan realizar una experiencia como el Camino de Santiago.

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This week has been a bit special as we have accompanied the pilgrims of the ASCM group, a socio-cultural association that aims to fully integrate people with disabilities. The group was composed of 5 pilgrims with reduced mobility who were in wheelchairs, their companions and other volunteers. They came from different parts of Spain, such as Jerez de la Frontera and Barcelona, as well as Ferrol.

Xacobeando volunteers were with them during two stages, from the beginning of the Camino in Ferrol to Neda and the second day from Fene to Pontedeume. Our role was to help them to pass through the sections where the accessibility was not the most suitable for them, to take note of those points to locate them on the map and communicate them to the supervisors and to give company and talk during the route.

Although the English Way is one of the most accessible to walk in these conditions, there were several moments when pilgrims had to be pushed up slopes or to pass through cracks in the terrain. Loose soil and rocks were also a problem as they caused wheels to slip or chairs to get stuck. Several of them had problems with their wheelchair batteries, which ran out before the end of the stage and they had to finish the stage in a van.

Despite all these difficulties, the attitude of the pilgrims was admirable because you could see their desire and enthusiasm to do the Camino and they were always making jokes and willing to face any obstacle we encountered. This energy was transmitted to the rest of the group and, thanks to this, the atmosphere was very pleasant.

In conclusion, personally it has been a unique experience that, if it had not been for Xacobeando, perhaps I would never have done it. From it I keep the feeling of feeling useful and that, without my help, nor that of the other participants, the pilgrims would not have been able to do the Camino. I also think it is important to highlight their courage because they have not allowed their limitations to prevent them from carrying out an experience like the Camino de Santiago.

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Promotion activity in Universidad de La Coruña

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Promotion activity in Universidad de La Coruña

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The university organised a morning where the organizations could go and and bring their material to make themselves known to students and to promote their purposes. Each of them had their merchandise like bags, mugs, bottles or t shirts that was given for free after a little explanation of the association and sometimes in exchange for a photo on Instagram. Most of the stands were from university services but there were also some stands about bone marrow donation, sexual education, ferrol rugby and of course European Solidarity Corps.

For our stand we brought some posters about Esc and the exhibition, the European flag, some apples and bars and some stickers where we wrote the information about Esc to give the students as a reminder. A lot of people came to know more about the world of volunteering, and most of them didn’t know about this opportunity so we hope to have encouraged someone to take this wonderful path.

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Comparte algo que te apasione.
Share something you are passionate about

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Que el camino deje huella en ti, no tú en el camino

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Trivial sobre Lugo y el camino primitivo

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Trivial sobre Lugo y el camino primitivo

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Juego para aprender los/las niños/ -as a reciclar

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Juego para aprender los/las niños/ -as a reciclar

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El grupo de voluntarios/-as de Lugo creamos este juego para jugarlo en las escuelas con los niños/- as, así que estos/ as pueden saber que a cada contenedor tienen que tirar.