26/09/23

 

26/09/23

Today, since it is Tuesday, the first three hours we were for doing sports. Some TY students were going to go swimming at the University of Limerick, so we decided to go with them because we didn´t want to go hiking. Some other spanish students stayed doing judo or went hiking. It took us about an hour by to get to Limerick. When we arrived, the teacher told us that we could take a walk around the university. We went to a supermarket an we bought something to eat. Later we went to a running track an some of my classmates made a career. After we went to the bus again and we went back to the school. Then we had maths, english and home ec. In home ec we were copying a little bit of theory. After school, I went home because I needed to finish preparing my suitcase and take a shower. 

24/09/23

24/09/23

This morning I woke up around 9:30 because Gemma was going to training. I didn't go so I had breakfast, showered and got dressed. At 1 we went to Limerick to the shopping centre. Gemma, her mother, Carrie (her sister) and I were by car and there we were going to meet Grace and Inés. When we arrived they hadn't arrived yet so we walked around there. We went into a supermarket and I bought food to take to Spain and then we went to a bookstore, where I bought a book. Although it's in English, I don't care because it's the book of my favorite movie and I needed it, plus it was super cheap, ONLY 10 EUROS. Afterwards, we met Inés and Grace and we looked in different stores but we didn't buy anything. At 4 or so we returned home and we ate chinese food for dinner. I ordered some kind of breaded chicken with sauce and rice that was delicious. In the afternoon, I was reading and drawing and Gemma was already packing her suitcase. Later, I watched a episode of a serie and at 10 more or less I went to sleep.

23/09/23

23/09/23

Yesterday Inés stayed over in Gemma´s house because Grace had things to do. In the afternoon we were watching a movie. Today when we got up, we got ready and everything and at one o'clock Grace's mother picked us up to go to her house. When we arrived we had chicken curry which was delicious and then we watched Derry Girls, which is an Irish serie. I didn't like it to much. Then we went to watch a hurling match. I didn't understand it to much but it was pretty good, plus those who wanted them to win won. Then we returned home and Gemma and Grace went to a church and Inés and I stayed making the interactive Netflix movie. When they returned we made them dinner and we did a good potato omelette. It wasn't too bad but the potato was quite hard, although they liked it a lot. After dinner we returned home and went to bed. 

21/09/23

21/09/23

Today, we had to go to normal class. At 8 we went to catch the bus like every day. At first, in the morning, we had a musical and we were learning a new dance, although it was much more boring than the first one we learned. Then we had computers, science and biology (we didn't do anything). Then we had Spanish and we were helping them conjugate verbs in the present tense (they don't even know how to do that). At the last minute, there was Lea, which is basically sitting at the lunch room tables and doing homework, but since we don't have homework we have been playing cards. We went home on the bus and I was changing for Irish night, which was at 7pm. At first it was super boring but then it was super good and I had a great time. First a girl danced the traditional Irish dance. Then some boys played the harp and the banjo and a woman and a student played the violin, the guitar and sang. Then the Italians came out to sing a song and all the Spanish people and the Italians danced "Paquito el chocolatero". We danced and sang for a while and played a game of musical chairs (I didn't win). Finally we went to the lunch room tables and ate cupcakes. At 9 we went home. The truth is that I was very tired and couldn't wait to go to sleep.

 

20/09/23

20/09/23 

Today we were to Ploughting, which is a festival. At 9:30 we took the train to get to the city and after a little more than an hour of travel, we arrived. Then we waited on foot for an hour and a half to catch a bus to get to the festival. When we arrived everything was full of mud, thank goodness they left me some wellies because I ended up full of mud. We walked around to see the place a little and we bought food. I bought a really big ice cream with sprinkles on top. As we were constantly seeing that everyone was wearing cowboy hats from Aldi, we wanted some too, so we went looking for them. When we got to the Aldi there was quite a line but it was going pretty fast. Inside they gave free food samples and hats. There was pizza, yogurt, macaroni, meat, sausages, bread... We stayed for quite a while and then we went outside. Afterwards, we decided to go to a mini fair that was there since we missed the one in San Mateo. The attractions were quite expensive but we still went to the fun house. Then we sat for about half an hour on the grass to rest because we were dead and everything hurt from standing and walking all day. The others wanted to buy soccer jerseys so we went to a sports store to buy them. The truth is that everything was very cheap. Afterwards, we all met at the exit to go catch the bus to return to the train station. We spent almost another hour to catch the bus. When we arrived at the station, there was still more than an hour until the train so we went to a store to buy some dinner. At 8 we got on the train. It was literally full and you could barely move and there wasn't a single free place. It was everyone standing in the corridor and sitting on the floor. After more than half an hour of travel we finally sit down. When I got home I was super tired and everything hurt so I took a shower and went to bed.

19/09/23

19/09/23

Today we had sports for the first three hours. At first they told us that we had to go hiking but in the end we were saved because I didn't feel like it at all and the weather was bad. First we had an hour of self-defense class in which we did judo. They taught us how to attack and defend yourself and how to knock your opponent to the ground. The truth is that it was very fun. Afterwards we did a resuscitation and first aid class and finally we played chess. I didn't really like chess, it was quite boring. Later we went to English class and to finish, home economics. In the afternoon, I was at home reading, watching a movie and using my cell phone.

18/09/23

18/09/23

Today, Monday, we went on an excursion to surf and see the Moher cliffs. In the morning we took the bus to get to Lahinch (where the surf spot was). When we arrived we waited a while and they gave us the wetsuits so we could change. I didn't really want to surf but I have to admit that I liked it a lot. At first they explained to us on the sand how to catch a wave and then we practiced a little bit in the water, which was frozen. Afterwards we came out and they explained to us how to stand up on the surfboard. It was a bit difficult to be honest. We spent almost another hour in the water and then they told us to change to go to the cliffs. It was very cold and there was a terrible wind that practically blew us away. The truth is that they were very pretty. At 3 we took the bus back because it was very cold.

Acantilados de Moher