Yes, this is a hard semester, mobilities got ruined, these are facts. However, the Erasmus student network is still trying to hold the students together even when they can't organise any events for them.
So what do they do? How do they use the platform of social media to make social distancing more... sociable?
Their movement is called Home (not) alone and it's highly appreciable.
1. Cooking workshops
This type of activity was already featured on the blog in the Pastel de nata post where I followed their way of making these heavenly pastries. Their online workshops can be followed easily and they post not only from the Portuguese cuisine. They shared recipes for Pizza napolitena, veggie bolognese (I see an Italian preference going on here hehe), tortilla de patata and the Polish dish called placki ziemniaczane.
2. Funny illustrations to keep us entertained
Let the topic be about the hard times of the pandemic or just a reminder that it's World Earth Day or any other day that can be celebrated, they post the cutest little illustrations. Very good graphic marketing team, I must say. Here are some of my favourites:
3. Quizz nights
Recently maintaining the communication through the platform of instagram, the quiz nights have been moved to the instastories section. Here they usually post questions related to Lisbon and Portugal where you can guess the correct answer and the story automatically shows you if you got it right or not. By the end of every quiz you can mark how many you got right. It can be entertaining and quite educational while casually browsing Instagram. 4. Live workouts/dance classes
Now this one I don't know from experience, cause I mostly work out following the instructions of the videos that can be found on YouTube but I suppose it's someone completing the role of an instructor and just showing people the moves. Now this one can have its flags, since the point of the classes would be to get a reflection on it which can't be done if the instructor doesn't see you. However, it's a good way to keep people active.
5.Art and Museum days
There's nothing at this point if I'm talking about online tours. People couldn't leave their house but they could still appreciate some drop of culture. After all, Erasmus isn't just about partying, it's about educating ourselves in ways we wouldn't in the comfort of our hometown.
+1. Teaching sign language
Now I think this one is an absolutely amazing approach to the public. While most of the students are always opting to learn new languages, words and expressions, they often forgot about sign language. Yesterday, when I saw these posts I was amazed by the initiative. I tried to imitate their movements that thought me and other viewers basic greetings and now I can proudly say that I know how to sign Hungary for instance. Yay, nationalism.
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