Our trip to Ireland

OUR TRIP TO DUBLIN (IRELAND) (By the students in class 4ºB)

OFF WE GO! We took the bus in the roundabout behind our school and went to Santander’s airport, which is very small if we compare it to Madrid’s or Dublin’s ones. It was my first flight so I was nervous and scared. Now, after flying twice, I believe it’s the safest mean of transport. When we arrived at Dublin airport, we took a bus to the shopping center where our host families picked us up. (Tomás Carretero)

OUR NEIGHBOURHOOD We lived in the outskirt of Dublin. The ones who lived in the same area used to go out together, although there weren’t many shops or people in the streets. It was near the sea and very beautiful because of the green parks and all the nature around. It was so exciting that a professional footballer from the national team lived next door. (Álvaro García)

THE IRISH FAMILIES were generally friendly and responsible but I can’t say the same about mine. We only talked to them at dinner time, to improve our pronunciation. The main conversational topic was how to move around in Dublin. They prepared our packed lunch and then we had dinner with them. Our family was formed by the parents, two daughters and a dog, which we never got to see. (Paula Antonio)

THE SCHOOL we went to in Dublin was called Apollo. The first time there, they gave us a test to divide us into two groups. We had classes from 9:00 to 10:30, then a break and again from 11:00 to 12:30. We had different teachers in each class. We mainly talked about what we thought of the past and we played games. (Daniel Morrondo)

DUBLIN is the capital of Ireland and a very large city with a population of about 1,900,000 people. It was founded by the Vikings but it became Ireland’s principal city following the Norman invasion. Places of interest include the statue of Mollie Mallone and the Spike, which is an enormous needle in O’Connell street. Irish culture is very different to ours. Their colour is green. They also have traditional music and dancing. (Patricia Pastor)

                 

CONCLUSION I’d recommend and repeat myself this trip because you learn a lot about the culture and the city during the staying with the families. They mainly teach you colloquial expressions which we don’t usually learn in class. (Lara Mayoral)