Hello all, sorry it's been a while since I've updated! I'll have a proper update soon, but here's a picture update from my St. Patrick's Day celebrations for those of you who aren't on Facebook. :) Enjoy!
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| The statue behind me is of Molly Malone, who is the 'star' of the song "Molly Malone" (a.k.a. "Cockles and Mussels"). It's a popular song set in Dublin and, according to the incredibly trustworthy source that is Wikipedia, it has become the unofficial 'anthem' of Dublin City. |
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| Bekki and Krista, two of the three girls I went to the parade with |
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| Dublin was quite green for the parade! |
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| Two random leprechauns that weren't part of the parade. |
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| This is a picture of my favorite part of the parade. The rest of it was really quite strange. |
The theme for the parade was science, but the costumes and floats and everything were just really dark and kind of gothic or something. It wasn't very Irish or "St. Patrick's Day-ish". I did enjoy seeing the big crowd of people wearing green though. Before leaving town I went into McDonald's to get a shamrock shake. Mmm! It was craaaaazy in McDonald's though! I had to shout over a crowd to order, and then pass my money over a few people's heads to get it to the cashier. I guess everyone wanted a shamrock shake on Paddy's Day. :)
The Sunday after the parade we had a Community St. Patrick's Day party, and I had organized a big activity for the kids. I had a great team of helpers and we took all the kids outside for a game with 5 different stations that they had to complete. It was a lot of fun and the weather was gorgeous! Here are some pictures of the kids:
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| This is (quite obviously) the human pyramid station. The one on the bottom with his hands in the air is my host brother, Paul. The boy in the middle section on the right with the green top is another one of my host brothers, Stephen. |
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| The girl second from the left is my host sister, Ellen. She helped lead the skit station. |
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| This is the trivia station, led by Jessie. My younger host sister, Leanne, is sitting to the right of the girl raising her hand. :) |
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| In this station, everyone on the team had to make it from one side to the other only using the chairs and without touching the ground.
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| I took the picture after the pyramid had collapsed, but I still love the photo. :) |
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| Love this one! I had my back turned, and they were all shouting "Rachel Rachel Rachel!!" They wanted me to snap a picture before they all fell. :) I'm glad I captured the moment! (The boy in the green top and the nice big smile on the bottom of the pyramid is my host brother Joe)
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So there you have it...a
mostly-photo update from my Paddy's Day celebrations. Sorry it's a bit
late! You can expect more of an update soon about the youth group day
away, the adorable baby I've been babysitting for the last week or so, and what
God has been teaching me lately. :) I love and miss you all so
much!
Love from Dublin!
Rachel
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