Charlene in Setubal, Portugal

Moscatel de Setubal The Moscatel de Sétubal is one of the most famous specialties in the region. A tasteful, sweet, fortified dessert wine. At least that's what the Portuguese people think about it. For me, personally, this wine was way too sweet, I didn't like it. It is a fortified wine which means that during fermentation, when the desired search content is reached, fermentation is stopped by addition of wine alcohol. Around 17-18% alcohol is added. The Moscatel is the most produced dessert wine. You have him with and without years. Older Moscatels, for example, are more expensive because they have taken care of for a very long time. We could find such barrels in the hostel where we were. The wine in these barrels was still ripe. When we arrived at the winery, we were first accompanied by a guide at an old mansion where former wine was made. You could see on the photos how this wine was made and what materials they used for it. Over the years it has been somewha...

After working with several programs in class, it was time to build something on our own. We were going to make an app. With MIT, you can easily create your own app. What is MIT app inventor? App Inventor lets you develop applications for Android phones using a web browser and either a connected phone or emulator. The App Inventor servers store your work and help you keep track of your projects. You build apps by working with: The  App Inventor Designer , where you select the components for your app. The  App Inventor Blocks Editor , where you assemble program blocks that specify how the components should behave. You assemble programs visually, fitting pieces together like pieces of a puzzle. Your app appears on the phone step-by-step as you add pieces to it, so you can test your work as you build. When you're done, you can package your app and produce a stand-alone application to install. If you don't have an Android phone, you can build your apps using the...

Rock climbing is an activity in which participants  climb  up, down or across natural  rock   formations or artificial  rock walls . The goal is to reach the endpoint without falling.  Rock climbing is a physically and mentally demanding sport, one that often tests a climber's strength, endurance, agility and balance along with mental control. It can be a dangerous activity and knowledge of proper  climbing techniques  and usage of specialized  climbing equipment  is crucial for the safe completion of routes.  Because of the wide range and variety of rock formations around the world, rock climbing has been separated into several different styles and sub-disciplines. Because no one of us had the actual knowledge of climbing which is needed if you want to climb the big rocks, the teacher took us to the small rocks. We had to put on the right equipment and protection before we started to climb. T...

What did we do? For this class, we had to create a ping pong game just by using tutorials form youtube. We used MIT app inventor 2 for making the game. Thereby we got a link to the tutorials on youtube which allowed us to help making the game.  It was not that hard to create the game because the tutorials were very clear. The guy who made the tutorials explained everything very well which made everything easier.  Below you can see the ping pong game I made during class. What is MIT app inventor? App Inventor lets you develop applications for Android phones using a web browser and either a connected phone or emulator. The App Inventor servers store your work and help you keep track of your projects. You build apps by working with: The  App Inventor Designer , where you select the components for your app. The  App Inventor Blocks Editor , where you assemble program blocks that specify how the components should behave. You assemble programs v...

Pixton Nowadays, the strip is very popular and common in our culture. Especially for those who are planning to be a teacher or even work with children. ME ! :)  You don't have to be a gifted draftsman to make a strip with pixton. Everyone can do this by using pixton. Nowadays, everything had to be fast and quick, even for teachers because we don't always have that much time to make something special. We don't have time to take whole stories to is.  The videoclip and comic strip are therefore among the most popular cultural expressions. Except for the fact that you can share comics with the world, you can also use them to explain complicated things quickly and easily. Perfect to use it at the primary school because the way of teaching is not always explaining things just by giving them the theoretical part. Sometimes children enjoy to get education in a fun way without them even realizing that they get educated at that time. With pixton, everyon...

After several classes in Setubal, we went to Troia for our last class. We took our bikes and went to Troia by ferry.   The sun was shining, over 25 degrees, everyone was in a good mood, everyone was happy and exciting for our biking trip. Even I couldn't wait to see what else Troia had to offer than the beach.    When we arrived at Troia, we couldn't wait to hump on our bike and drive through the 'Island'.   While we were driving, it was so quiet and peaceful, no cars, no traffic, no noise, just the students and our bikes. It was so nice!  Our first stop was at the Ruins of the Roman people, which was really really really wonderful to visit! I loved it for sure! (more information, look at the other blog about the ruins) Than we drove further to an abandoned house near the beach because I really wanted to see it form the inside. But unfortunately it was locked from every  possible side so there was no possibility to even get in. ...

Our professor showed us all kinds of different pictures. She told us to pick one. Afterwards she asked us if we could make a story about the picture which we had chosen. I chose a flamingo, so I created a story about an ostrich who wants to be a flamingo. I chose to make a story with a moral in it. My moral was that it doesn't matter were you come from, or how you look because everyone is beautiful en good just the way they are.  I decided to create something about this moral because I had some issues about my self-esteem in the past. And I had to learn how to be happy with who I am and the way I look. Even though it's not always easy, I am happier than I was before. I accepted myself for who I am and it made me a totally different person than who I was before.  So after the story which we had to write, we also had to transform it into a digital story.  And this is my result.  I made a short movie of the story and I hope you will enjoy it! :)  ...