INRODUCTION WEEK 2018

Get ready for an action packed week full of exciting adventures, cultural excursions to learn about Cape Verdian culture! Throughout the week, you will get to learn the basics of Cape Verdian Creole language, explore Tarrafal and its surrounding areas and finally immerse in the Cape Verdian culture by receiving a real exposure to the communities and the local areas. -- Program Description The Cape Verdian islands are wonderful, interesting and special. The majority of the Cape Verdian people live on Santiago and Praia, the capital city of the archipelago. Santiago is a wonderful balanced island. At it`s heart are craggy mountains cut into exotic outlines and afforested in their lower slopes. There are green valleys with agriculture, in the south there are plantations in the north there are some awesome beaches with black and white sand, where fishermen bring in a lot of fish every day. The Introduction week is packed full of exciting adventures, cultural excursions and interactions. It includes language lessons, visits to various places around Santiago, a walking tour around Tarrafal, local art and cooking classes, traditional dance shows and drumming sessions and the experience of being on a fisherman`s boat. During the introduction week you will be participating in various activities and will get acquainted with the Cape Verdian culture, study the local language and explore Tarrafal and its beautiful surrounding areas. Through this week you will experience a tradi