Saturday 18.5.19

Hello, Today I met Nina and Maria. At 10am I met Nina and Maria in Westport. First, we got something to eat and a cup of tea. Afterwards we went to the bookshop and then we got some ice cream. Afterwards we went to the escape room just outside Westport. This time we were in …

Friday 17.5.19

Hey, Today was the last day of my work experience in the café. It was really good but exhausting! I did everything that I´ve done last week as well. At the end I got my reference (it is really good 🙂 ) and to say thank you I even got some money. I didn´t expect …

Sunday 12.5.19

Hi, On Friday was the second day of my work experience in the café. In the morning, I worked downstaires in the main kitchen. I had to cut vegetables, made garlic butter, potato and pasta salad, scones and bakewells. Sometimes, I did the dishes or I had to bring something up in the café. Later, …

Sunday 6.5.19

Hey there, Since Friday I am staying at Johanna´s house. Yesterday, we made Porridge. That was the first time in my life that I ate Porridge and I really like it. After breakfast we put our wetsuits on and went to swimming. Johanna´s host family lives only 5 minutes away from the Atlantic. The water …

Friday 3.5.19

Hi, Today was the first the day of my work experience in the café. The café opens at 10am, so I had to be there at 9:30am. First, I got an apron and I had to dry the dishes. Afterwards, Stefanie and I went upstairs in the café and she showed and explained me everything. …

Thursday 2.5.19

Hey, Yesterday, a photograph came in the school to make the TY movie with us. We had the normal time table but during the classes a few had to go outside to talk about something for example the trip to Rome. In the last two classes, we all had to give a short interview and …

Saturday 27.4.19

Hello! Today I met Johanna in Westport. At first, we walked around, talked and we were shopping. I didn´t really buy something, just banana chips, a new face cream, soy yogurt and new wool for my blanket. Then we went to "Mocha Beans" and ate lunch. We shared a Veggie-Wrap (a wrap with hummus, basil …

Saturday 20.4.19

Hi! Today, I went on a trip to the Cliffs of Moher and the Aran Islands with my organisation. Mary, my LSC, picked me and the others up from Partry. In Galway we met the others and took a bus to the Cliffs. It was so cool to see the others again! When we arrived, …

Tuesday 16.4.19

Hello! Yesterday I took the bus to Galway. There I met my friend Fenja and another girl named Jamie. In Galway, we took a walk to the coast but it was really windy and cold, so after a few minutes we went back into town. In town is a music shop, and Jamie and Fenja …

Friday 5.4.19

Hello! Today was the first day of my work experience in the PAX shop (Unverpackt Laden). That is the shop I told you about on the 5th of January. The shop opens at 10am so I have to be there at 9:45am to help to prepare everything. In the shop they have a basket with …

Friday 29.3.19

Hi, Today was the last day of my work experience in the bakery. The other girl Sochra wasn´t in today. So at first I did the dishes and put the cards with the prices on the counter. Then I went to the supermarket to get some ingredients, fold boxes, hang up the aprons and I …

Thursday 28.3.19

Hello, Today was a wonderful school day. At first, we had the usual time table: maths, German and Irish. After the break, we had one lesson with our woodworks teacher, but we could do what we wanted to do. Then we already had a lunch break, because of that we did a trip to the …

Sunday 17.3.19

Hi! Today is St. Patricks day. I went to the parade in Galway with Georges.

Friday 15.3.19

Hi. Yesterday, was a really cool school day because we only had maths and English. After that, we prepared everything for the program later. At first, a group of girls sang a song. That was the same group that took part in the music competition, that I wrote about last year. Then a girl from …

Saturday 9.3.19

Hi everybody! Today I was in Galway with my friends. My friends Philine and Lina from Hamburg are visiting Lina´s aunt in Ireland at the moment, so we met in Galway today. I was so happy to see them. At first, we were shopping. I bought Culotte pants. Then we went to a nice Sushi …

Friday 8.3.19

Hello! Today was the second day of my work experience in the bakery. At first, I wrote down the prices again. After that, we emptied the dishwasher. Then started the best part: the backing. At first, we made cinnamon biscuits, then biscuits with sprinkles, then we prepared the dough for 3 different kinds of bread …

Friday 1.3.19

Hello! Today was the first day of my new work experience in the bakery. The work experience starts at 9:30am and finishes at 2pm. At first, I put the cards with the prices next to the loaves of bread, cakes, and biscuits. Then another girl came who is doing her work experience there as well. …

Monday 25.2.19

Hello! Today was the first school day after the holidays. The last week I had holidays, so I didn´t write anything. I met Johanna, went to the Gym and chilled at home. Today we played Rugby in PE. That was really cool because I never played Rugby before, I even made a point but we …

Thursday 14.2.19

Hello! During the last days was my class trip to Italy. On Saturday at 11pm we left my school and went by bus to Dublin. The flight from Dublin to Rome took 3 hours, so I slept on the airplane. We arrived at 10 am in Rome. After the arrival, we had a walking tour. …

Saturday 9.2.19

Hello! Today is my brother´s birthday, so "Happy Birthday" !! This evening I will fly to Rome with my class. I am so excited! I will write to you when I am back on Thursday. I wish you a nice weekend! See you

Thursday 7.2.19

Good afternoon,   Today we had Etiquette for the entire school day. It was interesting and I learned many new things that I need for my whole life. At first, we talked about grooms and hygiene. We got separated into groups and then we should write down what is unhygienic, what makes a bad impression. …

Saturday 2.2.19

Hi! Today I met Nina and Maria in Castlebar. We met at 11:30 am in Castlebar at Subway. Then we just walked around and we were shopping. In the beginning, it rained but later it was really sunny. Nina and I bought a watch, I wanted a watch for a long time now, so I …

Thursday 31.1.19

Monday 28.1.19

Today the sunrise looked beautiful!

Thursday 24.1.19

Hello,   Today we had First Aid for the entire school day. It was really interesting because I have never done something like that before. We learned how to dress somebody's wounds, how to act when you observe an accident etc. , what you have to do when you have a burning, what you have …

Saturday 19.1.19

Hello! Today Nina and Maria came to my house. Because of that, we haven´t done much together in the first half of the exchange year, we made a list and every month we have to do at least one thing of the list. Today, Nina Maria and I cooked together. From each country, we made …

Friday 11.1.19

Hi! Today was the first day of my new work experience in the Afterschool. The Afterschool is at the same place where I did my last work experience. The Afterschool starts at 2pm and finishes at 5:45pm. At first, we made lunch. Today they had Pizza and if you were still hungry you got Pasta …

Thursday 10.1.19

Hi! Today was already the fourth day of school. I enjoy it to go to school on Thursday because Thursdays we have personal skills and life skills. In personal skills and life skills, we always do really cool things for example Coaching or Boxercise. At the moment, we have Jiving in personal skills, so we learn …

Saturday 5.1.19

Hello! Today I met Johanna in Westport. At first, Johanna showed me a new shop where you can bring your own box etc and then you can put whatever you want in it (you can see it in the picture). They also have a wall with drinks and they have organic cosmetic. we ate lunch …

Thursday 3.1.19

Hi! Yesterday I went to my friend in Oughterard. I was really happy to see her because we met the last time on my birthday in October. We talked all the time and watched movies. Today I went with me to Galway because of that I had to spend 2 hours there until my bus …

Tuesday 1.1.19

Hello! Today is the first day of the new year. I cannot believe it! Yesterday, Ronan´s parents, two of his sisters and the husband of one sister visited us. For dinner, we could choose between Chicken Curry and Lasagna, beside of that we had garlic bread and different kinds of salad. Later we had cracker …

Saturday 29.12.18

Hi! Last Sunday we flew to England, where we visited Sharon´s mother. Sharon, Aiden, Tommy and I stayed in her house, Michael stayed with his brother for the whole week and Ronan, Robert and Georges slept in the house of Ronan´s parents. They came over every morning. On Monday, Georges, Robert, Sharon, Ronan and I …

Monday 17.12.18

Hello! Yesterday, was the Christmas dinner in Tuam with the other YFU students. We met at 1:30pm in Tuam. At first, we ate vegetable soup, then turkey with potatoes and carrots and the dessert was a red velvet cake with chocolate. It was delicious! Then we had about one hour, so I visited Tuam and …

Saturday 8.12.18

Hello! Today I was ice skating, and then I bought a hot chocolate. Yummy!

Thursday 6.12.18

Good evening! Today we made a trip to Galway. At 9am we left the school. At first we were in a museum. Each floor has a theme, the first one Archeology, the second one Science and the last one History. After that, we went to a hall. In the hall are many little fields which …

Monday 3.12.18

Hey there! Today I could already open the third door of my advent calenders. I got one from my parents and one from my aunt. The advent calendar from my parents is like the last years from "Douglas", my aunt made one on her own. In the school, we had a math exam today. It …

Wednesday 28.11.18

Hey there! Today the weather is stormy and I was afraid that we still had to go to school because the last time when we had a storm we hadn´t go to school. Anyways the school was really good. Last Monday, we bake a cake in home economics and today we had a little bit …

Saturday 24.11.18

Hi! Yesterday, was the third day of my work experience. Yesterday, it was frosty in the morning. When I left the house I recognized that the winter is coming. In the beginning, we took a short walk because at the beginning of a new season the children make a season tree, so they should say …

Tuesday 20.11.18

Hello! Today we made a trip to Galway. After the first lesson, we went by bus to Galway. There we had 1 hour free time. Nina, Maria and I bought something for school, and then we walked around. Galway is really pretty but it was cold! At the 6th of December, we will go to …

Saturday 17.11.18

Good afternoon! Today I met Johanna in Westport. We met us at 11:30 am in Westport. Today, we bought the Christmas presents for our family. About 1 pm, we went to a little restaurant. There we ate lunch, Johanna took a Sandwich and a Cappuccino and I had a tomato soup and a Roiboos tea. …

Friday 16.11.18

Hey there! Today was the second day of my work experience. Today, all children dressed up. In the beginning, we talked about their costumes and one boy said that we wanna dress up as Rapunzel but his mother didn´t allow it. He was sad because of that but after a few minutes, he was really …

Thursday 15.11.18

Hi! Today we were in the cinema. After the first 2 lessons, math and German, we went by bus to the cinema in Castelbar. There, my school and another school booked a room to watch a movie. We watched "That sugar film". It is a movie about a man, who generally don´t eat sugar, eating …

Friday 9.11.18

Good evening! Today was the first day of my new work experience. I do my new work experience in a Playschool that is like a "Kindergarten" in Germany. Three children arrive earlier than the others because they eat breakfast in the Playschool, the others come at 9am. In the beginning, the children sat on two …

Monday 5.11.18

Good afternoon! Today was the first school day after the holidays. The school today was really good. It was nice to see everybody again. In English, the teacher gave us the important dates for the next time: On Wednesday and on Thursday are project days with the theme law; at the next 3 Thursday we …

Saturday 4.11.18

Hey there! Today I met Johanna in Westport. Johanna is an exchange student from Saarbrücken and we met in Westport in one cafe so she gave me her number and we decided to meet us. Johanna showed me a beautiful little café. There we drank tea, ate a piece of cake and talked. After that, …

Tuesday 30.10.18

Hello! Today I was in the "Escape rooms" in Westport. At 12:20 am, I met Nina and Maria at the bus station. We walked to "Super Value" because there is a little restaurant inside. There we ate lunch and drunk something. From the restaurant, we walked to the "Escape rooms". That was a little bit …

Monday 29.10.18

Wednesday 26.10.18

Hello! On Wednesday, we were in Dublin. We met in school at 9pm. From the school, we went by a coach to Dublin. It was a long distance but because of that I had my MP3_Player with me it was okay and we also made a break. At first, we were in a big shopping …

Tuesday 23.10.18

Good evening! Today was the 5km run in my school. We had the first 4 lessons (Careers, Social Personal Health, maths, and geography) and then we had the run. I am not a good runner but the run was okay. I am the 58 of 130 people, so it is okay. But I should train …

Friday 19.10.18

Hi! Today was the 7 and last day of my experience. I thought that next week will be the last day, but the school will be closed because of the vote. Even it was stressful and sometimes a little bit annoying it was a wonderful time and I really like the pupils of my class. …

Thursday 18.10.18

Good afternoon! Sorry that I didn´t write something since my birthday but only a few things happened: Monday: The packet of my aunt arrived with my birthday presents. I got facemasks, 2 nail polish, an eyeshadow palette, a blush set, and a fairy lights. In home economics, we backed muffins with mealed chocolate on top. …

Sunday 14.10.18

Good afternoon! Today is my 15 birthday! On Friday evening my friend Fenja arrived. Her host family lives only 2 hours away. We know us for nearly 2 years and my wish was that we celebrate my birthday together. We picked her up at 20:15. When we arrived home we ate a pizza and then …

Wednesday 10.10.18

Good evening! Today I wrote my first test in Ireland. The test was about drama. I was really excited, but it was okay, I hope that I have a good grade. Tomorrow, I will write a test in maths about Algebra. I like maths really much and I think that I know everything for tomorrow. …

Monday 8.10.18

Hi! Today was a cool day because I hadn´t school. About lunchtime, my host mother drove me to a swimming hall in Westport because I would like to do swimming as my new hobby. I like swimming but as a hobby that I would practice for every weekend, it is too lazy for me just …

Saturday 6.10.18

Good evening everybody! Today, was a wonderful day! My host mother dropped me off in Westport at 12 am, so I had some time. I was in the second-hand shop in Westport, there I found a pretty black dress for my Halloween costume for school. My mother had the gorgeous idea, that I can dress …

Friday 5.09.18

Hello! Today was the fifth day of my work experience. In the first lesson, I was with 2 girls and another assistant teacher in the other mainstream class again. At first, they learned how to trace blades on a paper with crayons. When they did it on the small paper they got a big one, …

Wednesday 3.10.18

Good evening everybody! Today was the final decision about our class trip in February. We will fly to Rome! The teacher told us that we will go to the Colosseum and the St. Peters. Also, we will go to Pompeii and to the Amalfi coast. I´m really happy about these things because I already was …

Monday 1.10.18

Hello! Today was a good start in the second month. In English, we talked about dramas, on Wednesday we will write a short test about it. That will be the first test that I write here. I am a little bit scared but I´m sure that I can do it.  In Maths we continued with …

Sunday 30.09.18

Hello everybody! Today is the birthday of my father. HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! This is the worst thing, if you do an exchange year, you miss important things like birthdays. All the birthdays of my family are during my exchange year. Because of that, I did today only simple things, like cleaning, hoovering and sport, I can´t …

Friday 28.09.18

Good afternoon! Today was already the 4 day of my work experience in school, that means that on Sunday the first month is over. Even some days felt long, the whole month felt really short. The time flight! I hope that the next 8 month also fly. In the first lesson I went with 2 …

Thursday 27.09.18

Wednesday 26.09.18

Hello! Today we were in Ballintubber. We went with a coach to Ballintubber Abbey, where we had a meeting in an extra room. The theme of the first part until the lunch break was "Who am I". So we talked about "masks" that we wear sometimes and why we were them, for example, a "mask …

Tuesday 25.09.18

Good afternoon! Sorry for the long break! The weekend was really lazy, I lied in bed lots of time or did some sport. On the weekends I don´t feel really well, because I have nothing to do, the time is really long if you can´t do something. Now I have a plan, what I can …

Friday 21.09.18

Hi everybody! Today already was the third day of my work experience, that means that I am here for nearly one month. We took a walk in the forest of Westport, but you can´t compare the forests here with the German forests, because there are lots of copses and the trees aren´t very big. The …

Thursday 20.09.18

Good afternoon! I hadn´t school yesterday, because of the hurricane. It was a little bit strange because we drove with the school bus to school and then a teacher came in the coach and told us that we hadn´t school because of the weather. It is cool that we had free, but we drove 40 …

Tuesday 18.09.18

Hi! Today was a lazy school day, because many students were on a volunteer trip, to an exhibition about tractors and things like that. We were only 6 students in my class today. In the first lesson we had career, so we create an account on the website qualifax.com. These websites shows information in the …

Sunday 16.09.18

Good evening everybody! Today was the first meeting of the exchange students in the area of Galway in Galway. Georges and I went by bus to Galway central station, from there we walk to the Menlo hotel. The hotel is beautiful! We were too early, so I read a little a bit in the Lounge. …

Friday 14.09.18

Good evening! Today was the second day of my work experience, so I´m really tired! I like my work experience really much, but it is definitely not easy! The trip today went to the Greenway in Westport. We took a walk around the park and then we walk whereby the center to the playground. The …

Thursday 13.09.18

Hello everybody! Today was a really cool day because I hadn´t school. The students of my year get their results of class 3 yesterday, so we had free today. About lunchtime, I was in the supermarket with Sharon, my host mother, and bought some things that I needed for the afternoon. I baked my first …

Wednesday 12.09.18

Hi! The weather today is beautiful! It is sunny, but it feels cold because it is windy. The first 3 school lessons we had Computer. We worked with an app, that trained our knowledge about Word. In the beginning, I thought that it is easy, but there were some tasks that were complicated, for example, …

Tuesday 11.09.18

Hello! Today was my second school day because last week was the trip and the work experience and Thursday and yesterday I was ill. I was happy that I went to school again because then I met the others. In school, we had a carrier, social personal health, maths, enterprise, science, Irish and German. In …

Monday 10.09.18

Hello everybody! I hope you had a nice weekend! My weekend wasn´t very well, because I´m ill since Friday evening. Today I´m home and watch "Sherlock", of course in English and read "Bridget Jones". "Sherlock" is my favorite series. I was really happy, that the packet from my parents arrived today. In the packet were …

Friday 7.09.18

Good evening! Today was the first day of my work experience in the Primary school. My placement is in a special class with 7 students. The class is so small and especially because there are only children who can´t go into mainstream classes, by reason that they have trouble with speech, writing, reading or concentration. …

Wednesday 5.09.18

Hello! Yesterday was the school trip to the coast. It was really cool! When we arrived in the hotel, we ate lunch, I took Chicken-Curry. It was delicious! After the lunch, we got our wetsuits. We changed our clothes and then we went with a bus to the cliffs. Before we swam, we overcame some …

Monday 3.09.18

Good evening! Today was my first day of school. I was really excited, but it was really cool! I need 40 minutes to school with the bus, at home I only need 10 minutes, but in Ireland the school start at 9 o´clock so I can sleep longer than in Germany. In my class is …

Sunday 2.09.18

Good afternoon! Today was a lazy day because it was rainy. In the evening came Lisa to me and we made a little walk.  We talked about our exchange year and girls stuff. The dinner was really delicious! We ate Wraps with salad, chicken, and cucumber. Sorry, that I only write a few sentences, but …

Saturday 1.09.18

Hello! The weather today is beautiful, it is sunny and warm. This is the first day, since I am here in Ireland, that the weather is well. Today, I was in Westport with Lisa. (Lisa is also an exchange student from Germany and she lives near to my host family.) We visited Westport and we …

Friday 31.08.18

This is my first input here. I write a blog because I do an exchange year. I arrived in Ireland last week. I share with you my experiences. Let`s start... Today, I was in Westport, that´s a small town near my host family. I discovered a beautiful bookshop. Because of I love reading, I bought …