Sobre desafios, reinventar-se e a coragem de sonhar
Esta entrevista foi publicada no boletim de Janeiro de 2021 da CCLBL (Câmara de Comércio Luso-Belga-Luxemburguesa).
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Over uitdagingen, heruitvinden en durven dromen
Dit interview werd gepubliceerd in de nieuwsbrief van januari 2021 van CCLBL (Câmara de Comércio Luso-Belga-Luxemburguesa).
Challenges, reinvention and daring to dream
This interview was published in the January newsletter of CCLBL (Câmara de Comércio Luso-Belga-Luxemburguesa).
Article in English, Portuguese and Dutch.
Patience & Passion
The Story of Chá Camélia
It was my first trip after arriving at my new home in Portugal, in September 2019. The trip led me to Fornelo, a small village between Braga and Porto, near the ocean. An event called ‘Festa do Chá’ had triggered my attention. It was a celebration of the first harvest of the flowers of the Camellia Sinensis at a place called Chá Camélia. For me it was the first time ever I saw tea plants and a tea plantation in real life, so my curiosity was pretty intense.
What makes people want to walk the Camino de Santiago de Compostella?
So, In september 2021 I want to walk the Caminho Português da Costa. And I wouldn’t be me if I didn’t want to prepare properly
How do I start? When do I start preparing? And so many other question that I can only ask one person.
Inge Compen is definitely the most experienced walker of the Camino de Santiago I know.
I asked her to be the ‘godmother’ of my project.
And I raised a first question:
“Inge, what makes people want to walk the Camino de Santiago de Compostella?”
Your day might have come
“Could it be that your time has come?” That’s what Inge asked me a couple of months ago and she meant that perhaps it was the right moment for me to walk the Caminho Português. I declined the invitation because at that moment I did not feel ready physically. After all it is nothing like my walk to Bom Jesus, even when you count the 600 stairs. “But it is on my list,” I said to her.