Gaisce Experience

Friday started off normal, we went to our normal classes until two and then we went on the bus for our Gaisce trip. Gaisce is a presidential award and you have to do a sports activity, a new skill and helping the community. I did athletics, guitar and I trained the little group in athletics. And lastly you do a hike. We did our hike on Friday . We arrived at our accommodation at about three. Our house was very nice and there was nine people in my house even though we were only supposed to have seven but Eimear and Eve slept on the couch.
We then started our hike, it was very hard, warm and longer than I expected but I enjoyed it overall. We then got back at our house at around nine and made our dinner. We had pasta bake that Eve's mam had already made and we had pizza and chips to go with it. The pasta bake was very nice but the pizza was kind of burnt but it was okay. We then watched a movie and another house came over for a while. We then went to bed at around half twelve.
We then got up and had our breakfast at half seven and cleared our house and went over to the high ropes. This was my favorite part of the trip. We then split into groups and our group started with the climbing wall, we then did the vertical wall which was very hard but it was fun. We then did abseiling which was very scary but im glad I did it. Lastly we then the leap of faith which was a shaky pole that you had to climb up and then jump and grap a pole. I didnt think I was enjoy this but it was very fun.
We then went to get ready for our next walk. I thought this was going to be easier as it was suppose to be shorter but it was not easy at all. I went with the slow group which and we went off first. Just as we got off the bus it started to snow so that was a great start. It didn't stop snowing until the end. I was also very mucky, wet and cold.The start was actually okay. Sadhbh had her music on her phone so we were just listening to papaouti. But one the cold got to us it was no longer fun. The snow stung my face and my clothes were all wet and my feet were gone numb, the only good thing about it was my feet were numb so i couldn't feel the soreness. I also had socks on my hands to keep them warm but they were shoaking in the first ten minutes as the water went through my rain jacket.
The water also went through my bag so my lunch was all wet and my phone got wet too. When we stopped to get our lunch we went under weird plastic parachute thing that we tried to get under which was very foggy and kind of kept the wind off us. We then finally got back and all went to change in the house. As my spare jumper was in my bag it had gotten wet so I didnt have a jumper. I then went home and got food from the chinese and it was the nicest chinese I have ever gotten.

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-Aoife.

Driving

On Monday, our first day back from the Easter Holidays we went to the Leinster Driving School. The first thing we did was we split into two groups. The first group went to drive while the group I was in went to do the theory test. We then went into groups of three and did the theory test. We got 34 in our theory test so we failed the first time we did it. When we did it the second time we got 34 again. But got 35 the third time so we passed!
We then went outside and put on beer googles and tried to put a cone onto another cone and then high five the guy. In theory it sounded easy but it was really hard but also funny watching everyone attempt to do it.
After lunch it was our turn to drive. We got into our groups of three and then took turns driving. We learned the basics of driving and we learned how to reverse and do a hill start.
It was a very enjoyable day and I learned a lot. I also cant wait to start driving again.


                                         
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-Aoife.