Ciao cari amici della scienza,  persona interessate e che vorrebbe esserlo!

 

Last Monday Dawn and I went to the beautiful Ticino again to hold the fifth and final workshop at the Clinica Hildebrand. Well, Dawn had a very early start on Monday, because I arrived on Sunday and had a great day in sunny Brissago. Oh, it’s wonderful to be under palm trees like that! 😀

                       

And the trip over the Nufenen, which connects the Valais with the Ticino, was not lacking in scenic eye-catchers either:

             

Well, enough about my private highlights for now, after all, this was a business trip and we came to work 😉

Just like in England or in Ticino in spring, the final workshop in Brissago was a complete success and that of course gives us hope for the next workshop in Lucerne. Paolo did a great job again by constantly stimulating the exchange about our course programme. Again, not only the people with Parkinson’s were enthusiastic about the programme, but also the therapists, Daniele, Amanda and Daria, the head of neurology at the clinic. Dawn and I also had great fun performing a little line dance choreography that we would like to teach to the participants of our course. I had the impression that this went down very well with everyone and there was even applause at the end!

The only downer from the Parkinson’s sufferers was that the course would not start in Switzerland until 2024, so they would have to wait over a year to try it out. But we assured them that even if they have to wait now, there will definitely be an opportunity for them to participate in the Ticino course if they want to.

After the workshop ended, Dawn and I went out for lunch with Paolo and Daniele to celebrate the success of the final workshop as well as to discuss the way forward. It was a lovely day and we enjoyed the business lunch on a sunny terrace in Locarno. Truly a successful conclusion!

 

Grazie mille for reading this blog and feel very welcome to leave comments. I can’t wait to tell you about all the other exciting things and experiences.

Ciao and see you next time!