Friday, 21 September 2012
Chernobyl
This weeks lecture was presented by one of the roses from the rose of tralee, and one of the escorts of dublin was also there. They told us about their experiences with their charity work in belarus. They had been working in an orphanage which had been made to take in the children affected by the nuclear waste scattered around chernobyl. They told us how the belarussian government just ignore the children affected by the nuclear waste. I thought this lecture was very informative and really made me think about those affected by the chernobyl disaster.
Friday, 14 September 2012
Diary Entry: Lecture 1
On tuesday this week a holocaust survivor came in to speak to us about his experiences. His name was Zoltan Collis. He was a captive of the war and was trapped in Bergen Belsen. This was a concentration camp which held over 10,000 jews and other minorities. I found this very interesting and i thought it was very brave of him to be able to tell us his stories in detail even though they had efffected him and his family so much.
Friday, 7 September 2012
Inis Mor trip
In The first week of transition year our whiole year went on a trip, half of them going to donegal and the other half going to the aran islands. I was on the trip to Inis Mor, the biggest if the Aran islands. Most of my group got the bus from school to the ferry in Galway but i was already in Galway so my mum dropped me to the harbour where the ferry was set to leave. we got the ferry which took over 45 minutes to the harbour on inis mor. there were too hostels on the island, one which was close to the sea and another which was further inland. I was in the hostel which was further inland. The hostel was cramped and the sheets were damp which was pretty horrible... On the first day we got up early and had breakfast (Coffee and cornflakes). We spent the majority of the first day walking around the island, with a tour guide pointing out various landmarks and monuments. Later that night we had a table quiz and my table came 4th
The second day was a lot more action packed as we had a cycle around the island... This was funny at parts because some people were ridiculousy unfit and other just didnt know how to ride a bike. We finished the trip with a ceile which was pretty fun. All in all it was a good trip and it was a great oppurtunity to bond with people who i usually wouldn't
Gav out.
The second day was a lot more action packed as we had a cycle around the island... This was funny at parts because some people were ridiculousy unfit and other just didnt know how to ride a bike. We finished the trip with a ceile which was pretty fun. All in all it was a good trip and it was a great oppurtunity to bond with people who i usually wouldn't
Gav out.
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