Katy's Post - SUNNY DAY!!!

The sun has come out!  The sheep are baaaaing!  It's a lovely day in Barretstown!  Apparently, a day like today in which the sun has been "out" (loosely defined as there is barely any blue sky and still lots of clouds) for four hours straight is considered a rarity here! I will take this wonderful weather over rain anyday!

I've come to find out that Ireland is a great country to live in for a few reasons:

1. There are no snakes.

2. There are no bears, wolves, cougars, or anything that is a large predator.

3. There are NO MOSQUITOS!!!


I am sure there are many more reasons why it's a fabulous country to live in, but those are on the top of my list for now! 

Last night for our evening program, all the activity staff put on different skits for the entire camp. We gathered in the theater.   Because there are so many different languages represented in the children here, all the skits were done without talking!  It was about an hour full of hilarious skits with no talking. (I found this to be amazing!)  There were lots of props, hand gestures, body movements and face expressions to help us understand what was going on.  All the skits were very funny. I even got called up on stage to be a participant for one of them. It was a kind of game, and the whole audience ended up scaring me (I didn't know that what going to happen) and in my fright, I jumped, screamed and ran off stage!

This morning, my activity group participated in team building activities and photography.  I really enjoyed the photography time, as we used light sensitive photo paper, made designs, used special light machines and developed the pictures ourselves!  All the designs in the photos came out black and white.  Then, the group used special photo watercolor paint to add color. It was a very iteresting process.

I've learned how to play a new Irish game called Snap.  It's a card game, and it's a lot of fun.  This week, when I am in Dublin, I am going to look for a set to bring back to use in school.  I can't wait to bring back some of the songs and activities I am learning and share them with you! 

Tonight, we have a special evening program called - "The Easter Bunny stole Santa".  The theme is Holidays this week, so I am guessing tonight's program will go right along with the that. : )

Hope you are doing lots of reading and relaxing! I miss you all!

Math Challenge - I went for a walk up by the sheep this morning to say hello to them.  There were 16 sheep in the field.  How many eyes were there all together?  How many legs were there all together?

Cottage 3

Geography Challenge - No Wolves in Ireland!  Some people want to bring the wolf back into Ireland.  Many people in Ireland do not want that to happen. Why do you think they do not want to have wolves in Ireland?