My Ireland Blog - Joel Galilea

 This day we had planned to go to the house of Naroa's host mom, Fran Stone, Alba and I were going to go, but in the end she couldn't come because she got sick, a pity since she rides horses, I woke up about 10, since at 11 I had to go to Fran Stone's house (who lived in the same town but very far up the mountain), so I had my potato waffles and sausages for breakfast, I got dressed, and they took me to her house. Fran Stone since my host parents were away all day. When I arrived they showed me the house, which was huge and had a lot of animals, from dogs, cats, ducks, horses to peacocks, and like Fran I had to go horseback riding with Hanna (Naroa's host sister, who She is German and spent a term there), so Naroa and I stayed inside the house chatting and playing with the animals. When they returned they gave me horse riding lessons (very simple, it was my first time), so we walked around the house several times, when we finished, we all went to have lunch at a Superma

 This day I got up, I showered and dressed and had breakfast, at the end, around 8.30 we went to school, first thing in the morning we had a musical where we were dancing the two parts of the dances that had been prepared and we were also singing in the canteen, later, In the second hour we had Religion where we talked about faith and its importance as well as how our faith was evolving over the years, in the third hour we had mathematics and we were reviewing some simple exercises on second degree equations, in the fourth hour we had Business where They showed us a movie and at fifth hour, after having lunch at break, we had Spanish, where we talked about idioms and different things (we Spaniards helped the Irish). When school finished, we stayed in the pitch for a while until 7 o'clock since that night was Irish Music Night, there all the international students sat to watch the different traditional dances they performed, traditional songs they played and sang. At the end, they p

 This day is quite special since we went to the 'Ploughing Championships', the most famous plowing competition in Ireland, it is a festival with all kinds of shops, markets, brands, in a huge open field in a town in the east of Ireland, We went by train, since some of the Irish and their respective Spaniards were going, Wednesday (the day we went) was the day when there were going to be the most people, but on Tuesday and Thursday there were also a lot of people, we took the train in Limerick Junction station (Dillon, Cian, who was a friend of Dillon, and I took it), but we got there 15 minutes later than the other friends and at a different station, so we arrived a little later to catch the bus that It would take us to the open field where the Plowing was being held. When we arrived at the open field, everything was full of mud (which our host families previously warned us about and therefore they left us bad clothes and boots so that we wouldn't stain our clothes), the Ir

On this day, we went to school as normal, I got up at 7:30, I took a shower and dressed in bad clothes since we were going to get dirty while hiking and I went to have breakfast, when we finished, we went to school, the first three hours we could do different activities such as self-defense activities, swimming, cooking or go on an excursion to a mountain in Ardpatrick (where I lived) to go hiking, many of the students from Spain decided to stay at school doing self-defense activities but Naroa, Amber, Marina and I, among others, decided to immerse ourselves in the experience of going hiking, since Dillon, who is from that town, told me that it was very windy in the high mountains where we were going to hike, So we wanted to go. We got on the small bus that took us to the place where the route began and when we arrived they explained the activity to us and we began to walk, at first it was not very cold and windy but every time you went higher, it became more windy, when we reached the

 This was probably the most tiring day of all, I woke up at 7.30 to go to school, but we had an excursion, we were going to go to the Cliffs of Moher and Lahinch beach to surf, I had cereal for breakfast, and I got dressed, at At 8.35 we left home, upon arrival, all the Erasmus students got on a bus to go to Lahinch beach, which is near Galway, in the west of Ireland. Upon arrival, they explained the activity to us and divided us into groups. 4 different groups, we each put on a suit that they lent us (each of us our own size) and we took the boards in groups and we went to the sea, my group, which was the blue one, was the first to surf, it was not The first time I surfed but I fell many times, but I also caught a lot of waves, we ended up super tired and returned to the place to shower and change. After this we went to the Cliffs of Moher, which were quite close, it was too windy but we had a great time and took many photos, at the end of the visit we went to eat inside some shops th

 On this day I woke up not too early, at 10 o'clock, I showered, dressed and had breakfast as usual and for breakfast I had potato waffles, white puddin, fried bacon and sausages, when we finished, we left, it was around 11 and Liz took Dillon and me instead of taking the bus like the others were going to do, when we got to the city we met Tom (who is a good friend of Dillon) and Lucia (who is from my high school and also participates in the Erasmus program), and then we went to where the others were, they were in a Burger King and we all ate there, later, we headed towards The Crescent shopping center walking, it was very far from where we were, but we walked for a long time while we talked and took photos. After spending some time in the shopping center and buying different things, those who came by bus went to catch the bus and the rest of us waited for our families to come pick us up. When we got home there were meat sticks for dinner, after eating we were chatting and playing

 On this day, I got up at 7:30, got dressed, took a shower and had a bowl of cereal for breakfast, then at 8:35 we went to school and when we arrived, we all met on a bench and headed to the musical, today was not like everyone else. the days, since they separated the boys from the girls and while one was in the gym dancing, the girls were upstairs in the canteen singing and vice versa, since the boys and the girls sing different parts of the song, later we had coaching studies, where a teacher explained theoretical foundations about sports, then we had English and we were watching a TED Talk about racism and commenting on it, the next class was Minicompany, in which they were organizing the Christmas market, and each group had to create an object to sell at the Christmas market, we got together with Mireia and Lucia, two very nice Spaniards who were there during the year and with whom we had become very close since they went to the same class as Naroa, Lucia, Cristina and I , then Ms.

 On this day, I got up early, around 7:15, since I had to shower, get dressed and go to school, I had pancakes with blueberries and sugar for breakfast and then, as always, we went to school. At school we had music the first hour, where we always had a great time, in the second hour religion where they talked to us beyond religion, they talked to us about faith and different daily social aspects, then we had math, which were much easier that in Spain, the next class was business, it was a class where they showed us a movie and we had to comment on it when we finished it, in addition, we also made games, and at the last minute, we had Spanish, and Ms. Fogarty put each of us together with a group to do a quiz about things from both Spain and Latin America. When school finished, some of the Spanish and our Irish stayed for 3 hours at the pitch but we had to leave earlier since it was raining a lot, it is ironic that the week before it was so hot and good weather. When I got home, I was pl

 This day we woke up as usual, but all the TY students had an excursion to an adventure and water park called Ballyhass, I dressed and had breakfast and then we left around 8.30, when we arrived at Scoil Pol a bus picked us up and He took us to the park. When we were there they told us to form groups of 4 and then get together with more people, we did all kinds of activities, zip lines, cliff climbing and we also had fun in the water park. Then we returned a little before school departure time and I went home. When I got home I took a shower and little else. I went to sleep early because I was very tired. I don't have any photo of the adventure park because we coudn't use our phones, but here are some internet photos to let you know how the park was: This is the water park. This is what we did in the zipline. And this is what we did in the cliff climbing.

 This day, I also woke up early, at 7:30, since although we were not going to school we were going to Dublin to pick up the 2-week students, I showered, dressed, and went out to have breakfast as usual, we left at 8:15 since Liz has to go in earlier one day a week, so we arrived at the school at 8:20, and there all the Erasmus students waited until we got on the bus, and at 9 we went to Dublin. We arrived at 12.15 pm and visited the city playing a game in which each Spanish student and their respective Irish student had to read a description of the iconic monument of Dublin that they were assigned, the Spanish one said it in English and the Irish one in Spanish, then We had lunch on a university campus and then we went to the airport, we had to wait more than an hour there since the flight was delayed, so we took the opportunity to charge our phones and buy food and when they arrived we gave them a splendid welcome. When we were all there, and the Irish and Spaniards already knew each

 This day was probably the most boring of my entire stay in Ireland, I woke up at 11 and went to have breakfast, I had a bowl of cereal, fried sausages, fried bacon and a couple of potato waffles, and at the end of my Breakfast, I went to put on comfortable clothes to play with the dogs in the garden, and then I went to salatr on a trampoline that they had in the upper garden, around 1:15 p.m. we had lunch, I ate chicken and baked potatoes. Afterwards, I was listening to music in my room until at 3:00 p.m. they told me to watch a Rugby match and then we went for a walk around the house with the dogs, so I could see a medieval castle up close (it was very close to your house)At the end of the walk, we returned home and they started preparing dinner, which was a salad, and when we finished we played monopoly. After playing monopoly I went to sleep. Here are some BeReals I took this day:  Watching the rugby match. Going for a walk. Playing Monopoly.

 On this day I woke up around 7.30 a.m., I showered, got dressed and ate a bowl of cereal that was shaped like a Chips Ahoy cookie, and then I brushed my teeth before going to school at 8.30 A.M., we went to school in car and when we arrived, we had a musical first thing in the morning, so all the Spaniards got together (both those from Logroño and those who were staying in Ireland for a year), we were in several classes, and when it was time for recess, as it was good time, all the Spaniards from Logroño went out to have lunch on the grass in the patio, and after the rest of the classes finished, some of the Spaniards and their respective Irish stayed in the pitch instead of going home to dinner, and after being There for a while, we went up to the center (a very popular food store in Ireland) and bought sweets and stuff like that, and then we went back to the pitch where some of our host parents were waiting to take us home. When I got home, I played with my host family's dogs, C

 On this day, I woke up around 9:00 because it was Saturday and we had to go to the city of Limerick (the closest city to our village), I showered and dressed, and then I went to breakfast, I had some delicious potato waffles. , white and black puddin (very typical, they are baked blood sausages) and fried bacon, and at 9.45, Liz took me to Kilmallock so the bus could pick me up (Dillon didn't go because he had training) and we went to Limerick. There we first visited the Milk Market, which is the most famous market in the city, and then we went to eat at McDonald's in the Crescent shopping centre, one of the most popular in Limerick. Afterwards, we returned home, and were dropped off at Kilfinanne, where Liz picked me up to take me home, but we changed our plans and we went to a Hurling match in Kilmallock, and then Liz came to pick me up. When I got home, I dressed comfortably and helped prepare a barbecue in the garden since it was a very good day, and at the end, we ate mar

  On this day, my host mother woke me up around 7:30 a.m. and after making the bed and taking a shower, I left my room to the dining room where they were waiting for me to have breakfast. Since it was my first day there, they didn't have much prepared for me. , so I had a bowl of typical cereals from there for breakfast, around 8:35 we left the house and Liz took us to Scoil Pol by car, there they drive very fast and the towns were not very far away, so it took us around 5 minutes, it had been a long time. It's hot for Ireland, but we had to wear dark, long-sleeved clothes to school. Upon arrival, Liz parked in a special parking lot for teachers, since she works at Scoil Pol, and we went down a hill and some stairs to the institute. When we entered, some of the Spanish students who had already arrived were sitting on a bench next to us. the gym and there we all got together, since first thing in the morning we had a musical. We met several Spaniards who were on exchange for 1 y

First of all, this day I was very nervous, since I was going to Ireland, it was the second time I was flying and I was so nervous to meet my host family that my heart was going to burst. But fortunately everything went well: at 10am, I went to the old bus station in Logroño, where we took a bus to Bilbao. Upon arriving in this city, around 12pm we took another bus that took us to the airport, where we still had to wait 2 hours to check in and at 2:55pm the flight was leaving, unfortunately it was delayed 50 minutes, until 3:45pm, and we boarded around 3:25pm, on the plane, I was alone, but with my friend Alba was behind me, so when we took off, since no one sat next to Alba, Naroa and I sat next to her so we could be together, and around 6pm in Ireland we landed, we waited 30 minutes at the airport to collect suitcases and we waited for Ms Fogarty to arrive with the Irish people, they had a private bus, so we all got on and were on the bus for 4 hours from Dublin to Kilfinanne, where o