I'm starting off this week well. Yesterday the sun was out and it made for a beautiful day to spend at the shore enjoying the calm water of the Irish Sea. A lot of families come down on pretty days with their kids and their dogs and just let the lot of them run freely on the beach. There's also a lot of people out sailing, kayaking and swimming.
I'm going to France this weekend for a little beach holiday of my own. Two girls from another university are going with me. It should be a grand experience.
Today in school I finished a project with the P2 girls where we created a collaborative still life collage. We looked at famous still life images through art history and made a list of items we would put in our own still life image. In the end the class ended up making a collage of their own drawn images of fruits and veggies and other items. My mural in the hall/cafeteria is almost done. I'm waiting for one more class to finish up and then that will be done just in time for me to leave Rathdown!
I really like working with the young girls. In that same P2 class I've been tutoring girls with their 'maths' as they call it. Tomorrow I'll be in the senior school working with the 3rd Class girls getting ready for their "Junior Cert." which is basically a big exam. The girls are preparing all the work they've done over the term to be checked by state examiners.
My parents come next Thursday, a day or so after I get back from France (Next week is a holiday.) We've made plans to hit up some touristy areas but spend a lot of time in the country as well. I'm pleased to be here with my family seeing this beautiful country.
The Nile project I'm working on with P3
The hallway we like to call "The M-50"... the main highway around Dublin
The senior school
Spring has sprung!
