Testimonies
Young people
Q: Has coming here every week helped you feel better or do you think it doesn’t make much difference?
A: It helps.
Q: In what way?
A: For example, I had just finished a test on a Tuesday, which is the day I go surfing, and I thought I really needed to go to the surf, relax a bit. Sometimes being there listening to the sound of the waves and all that helps.
(Wave by Wave participant, 19 years old)
Q: What do you like most about the sessions?
A: It’s about taking dips and being with my friends from [wave by wave] in the common room. There’s a room where we can hang out.
(Wave by Wave participant, 18 years old)
Q: Do you like it to be every week?
A: I like it, I love it, I love it.
Q: Do you like to go to the beach every week or would you rather go less often?
A: I like it because what I like most is being in the sea and leaving school early.
(Wave by Wave participant, 11 years old)
Q: Do you think the sessions are generally positive or negative?
A: Positive.
Q: Why?
A: Because adults are cool.
(Wave by Wave participant, 8 years old)
Q: Sessions take place every week. Do you like to go to the beach every week or would you rather go less often?
A: I wish there were more times.
Q: Should it be more than once a week for you?
A: Yes.
(Wave by Wave participant, 9 years old)
Q: What do you think has changed for you since you started coming to the wave every week?
A: What has changed for me? I think… Joy. Friendship.
(Wave by Wave participant, 18 years old)
Q: What do you like most and what do you like least?
A: The activities in the sea are what I like the most.
(Wave by Wave participant, 16 years old)
Q: Do you like it to be in a group or would you prefer it to be just you?
A: Oh, in a group.
Q: Why?
A: I like my friends.
(Wave by Wave participant, 10 years old)
Q: Returning now to our conversation at the beginning. You have identified some strategies to resolve more difficult situations. Do you think Wave by Wave also helped you create these strategies?
A: Yes
Q: In what way?
A: Sometimes some of the people gave me advice. Maybe, sometimes being in that environment so peaceful and so good, maybe it also brought that peace.
