The people living at Sherrell House Care Home in Chigwell were recently taken on a virtual trip to Italy as part of the Excelcare World Cruise.
This initiative is taking place across the Excelcare family throughout 2022, where each month, residents are taken on a virtual trip to different countries, so they can experience foods, drinks, experiences and some culture of the selected country. The aim is to introduce residents to cultures from around the world and bring different experiences to them every month.
On this month’s cruise to Italy, the people living at Sherrell House Care Home learnt some interesting historical facts about Italy and made some traditional pizzas.
Albert lives at Sherrell House Care Home and is very proud to be Italian. He speaks with great passion about the Italian culture and enjoyed sharing stories and some of his heritage with his friends.
Albert recalled childhood memories of his grandparents making pizzas at home and cooking them in a large brick oven in the garden. He used to have family members all over Italy and remembers travelling to Capri and Sicily to visit them. He has lots of memories of these places and says they are beautiful parts of the world.
Everyone enjoyed this pizza-making activity and learning more about Italian culture from their dear friend, Albert.
Residents are looking forward to finding out where the next stop on the world cruise will take them.