New Tourist Guides Prepared by the ICBIE
On Saturday the 26th of September, Marlene and I worked with the kids in the second level Italian course (Laís, Meg, Taiane, Taiene, Daniela), leading an interesting and special extra-curricular activity.
The first part of the lesson took place inside the Institute: we simulated a lunch in an Italian restaurant and we talked about Italian cuisine and tasted some great rigatoni al ragù, introducing them to one of the most traditional Italian dishes. The girls brilliantly acted out the roles of the customers, the waitress and the cook, improvising the typical dialogues that would go on in a restaurant in Italy.
Right after that, the group was joined by Romario, a promising new Italian student, and we took off on a guided tour of the ICBIE neighborhood on the Itapagipe peninsula.
The girls were prepared to explain to us — in the role of tourists freshly arrived in Salvador— about the most interesting historic places in Ribeira, and naturally in the Italian language! It turned out to be an interesting cultural exchange and the girls showed their enthusiasm for this activity, also because for them it was a chance to learn some of the history of their own city, things that they had never studied or heard before.
We have decided to repeat this activity at least once a month, visiting different areas, and not only the Itapagipe peninsula but the entire city of Salvador. Our intention is to create new opportunities for these girls, giving them a preparation as young tourist guides, who, besides collaborating with the ICBIE in its hospitality of tourists and Italian volunteers, will be able to exploit this talent outside of the ICBIE, as well.
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