Xtreme Activities!

For our last TY activity together, we went to do Xtreme Activities. It was really fun and I had a great time. We did all sorts of things. From zip lining to scary obstacle courses.

My favourite activity was the obstacle courses. They were high up and so it was a bit intimidating to look down and see how high up you were. At one point, I felt like I was going to scream because I didn't realise my fear of heights. But then I realised that I was attached to the rope and I wouldn't fall, so that helped ease my fear. We did the second level and the third level. The third level was even higher than the second one which I thought would have been more scary but in fact it was more fun.

We also did rock climbing, trust excercises. The trust excercise was when some of us had to hold a rope attached to a person and make sure they didn't fall off. Others were doing the actual activity. They had to stack plastic boxes on top of each other in 10 minutes and see how high they can get. It was funny to watch them because some were screaming that they would fall off.

Unfortunately, we didn't get to spend the whole day there. We had to leave at around 1:30. But we got to go to Liffey Valley for our lunch.

It was a great day.

 

Scifest Part 2

Due to the fact, our group got through to the next round of Scifest, we were invited to go to Scifest which was being held in the Tallaght IT University. 

When I walked into the building, I was overwhelmed by all the schools in the building. I went to go to the notice board to see where our group was going to set up. Our number was 111. We had some troubles trying to actually find our spot but after a few minutes of wandering around, we found it. We went to hang up our posters and not even minutes after we did, our first judge came to our table. I was super nervous and I messed up a bit on my words. But when our second judge came, I was more relaxed and our group said more than we did at first. Sometimes, we had difficulty on deciding if it was a judge coming to us because the judges weren't labled, so it was hard to tell which one was a judge or not. Some teachers came to us and I thought they were judges and I ended up laughing about it because they would assure me, they weren't. 

Unfortunately, our group didn't win any prizes but luckily one of the students in our school did. The whole experience was worthwhile and I'm glad I got to participate. 

 

 

Retreat

On 13th May 2015, St. Wolstans had a retreat in the Maynooth University. At first, I thought that this trip would be boring and I wouldn't get anything from it. This is due to the fact that the last retreats we had, I didn't enjoy myself. But when we started the activities, I found myself laughing, taking part and actually having fun.

Our first activity was we had to link arms as tight as we could and four girls in the middle would try to break our arms apart. I was determined to win it. I held as tight as I could, hoping the bond wouldn't break. I was pulled and at one point I was scared that my jeans would be pulled down.



me and my partner won at the end and I was really proud of myself.

We did another activity which involved getting into certain numbers of groups. Sadly, I didn't win this one but it was entertaining to see the others play.

After we did the physical things, we sat down and had some deep conversations. We got into groups and were given a topic to discuss. Our topic was about; "If you could change one thing about your parents/caregiver etc, what would it be?" There also topics like "who has it easier boys or girls", that one took agesssssss.

Overall, it was a great experience and I hope to do something similar to that in the near future.

Swim A Mile, With A Smile :)

On Wednesday 6th 2015, we went to the National Aquatic Centre in Blanchardstown. It was a fun day. The swimming pools were huge and it was a same that we couldn't go on the slides or tour the place around. I know I'm going back there.

We had to swim a mile and we had a choice if we wanted to do it by ourself or get into a group. I felt like I couldn't possibly do 64 laps by myself, so I got into a group. When my group was finished swimming our first mile, we decided to swim another one.

I love swimming but I really need to work on my swimming skills. I was like a snail swimming. Everyone was passing me and I was there trying to catch my breath after every second like a dog. The water was only a meter deep.... And I was told that I was splashing the water like a seal.

After we finished with our swimming, we were brought to the Blanchardtown shopping centre. We had our lunch there and spent the rest of the day walking around.

Hip Hop

Every Sunday, we have hip hop class. Right now, we're learning a dance for our TY night. The song is a mash-up of "Break Free" by Ariana Grande and "Run The World" by Beyonce. I enjoy the dance classes because its a new thing to experience and its fun dancing with your friends and just mess around sometimes.

The dances itself are easy enough to learn. There are times where I have to repeat the dance step or make a mistake, but overall the dances are pretty easy to learn.