METHODOLOGY
ADVENTURE THERAPY

On board activities
MANEUVER TO THE SAILS
HELMING
KNOTS’ LABORATORY
CLIMBING THE MAST
THE RESULTS
From scientific research the evidences for a change of attitude.

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It was a proposal made on the fly, not even the doctors knew if it was safe to send me or not, since I was the only one who still had CVC, but I had been through a lot and was finally recovering. I needed this experience and they had understood before me that it would be a turning point, a point from which to start over. I was afraid, I had been isolated until that moment and all those people frightened me. I had the bandana, and I was ashamed as hell, under there was not a hair even to look for and it bothered me a lot. I was in love with my hair and couldn't see myself without it. I spent months avoiding mirrors. When the trip ended, and we returned to port I no longer had the bandana. My parents were shocked, if they hadn't seen it with their own eyes, they would never have believed it and me neither. It took me a while to realize, but I was finally starting to feel normal again, accepted, by others, but above all by myself. It was a wonderful feeling, I no longer rejected my story. I went down to hell and back up, I was being reborn, and I had never felt more alive. I thank everyone who finally decided to let me go and I thank myself for being strong enough to accept. Nave Italia changes your life, literally.
How can I keep inside my heart, forever, what I have felt during these days?
That's how school should be, no one judging you, no one making you feel helpless.
Here everyone helped me: the boatswain, the chief engineer, the helmsmen, as if I were normal, and maybe I am!
The good wind and a little elbow grease and team spirit allowed us to open three sails right from the start. What a satisfaction to see and feel that the effort and fatigue experienced allow us to sail the waves of the sea at great speed
Here on Nave Italia I made new friends, new experiences and managed to overcome several of my fears, such as the sea and the fear of heights with the shroud climbing!