❋ Save the best til last! ❋

 

 

On Wednesday 20th of May Our Ty group went on our very last TY trip to Xtreme Sports in Swords. It was definitely a save best 'til last moment as I loved the trip! I love adventurous stuff and its also a bonus that I love heights! I felt vey dauntless!  *Divergent reference*

 

 

Lots of girls in our year are afraid of heights but they still enjoyed it. I made sure to go on everything I could. We got split into groups when we arrived. Dave was my groups instructor.

 

 We started off with archery and than we moved on to the obstacle course on the top level. They were super high up as you can see in the picture below. It was so fun at one point when I was doing the obstacle course I got nervous as I could step onto the logs cause it was so windy but I survived!

 

 We than did the free fall which is literally you get strapped into a rope and you jump off a high platform and fall. It was so good and we all screamed going down it went really fast it was literally over in less than 10 seconds!!

 

Than we did the zip line, I really liked this as I went really fast I was the first one in our group to do it! We were stuck for time so when I finished I had to run back up so that I could give the equipment to the instructor.
 

Alison and I were finished the zipline early so we joined another group and went on the second level of the obstacle course, it was really good as it had different obstacles we had to go on a climbing wall and walk across logs etc
 

We finished just after 1 so we all went to Liffey Vally for lunch. I got a strawberry milkshake from Mcdonalds and than we went shopping for a bit so I was happy out :)

 

 

 

 

❤️Swim for a Mile ❤️

 

Swim Ireland’s “Swim for a Mile Challenge” is a swimming initiative set up to encourage people in Ireland to get back into the pool. The organisation want to encourage people and show Ireland that there is no need to shy away from the pool and that you don't have to be a great athlete for swimming to be physically beneficial and fun. By taking part in swim for a mile people will become more familiar with their local swimming pools and clubs and might want to continue swimming on a regular basis.

Last Wednesday all the TYs went to the national aquatic centre to take part in the swim for a mile challenge. Not everyone one swam some people kept count of the laps but most people swam. I was a bit nervous at first swimming with my year but I love swimming and really enjoyed it cause I'm Ariel ;) I literally used to pretend I was a mermaid from H20 when I was younger *awkward*

It was really nice to be able to say we took part in the challenge and once we finished the challenge we messed around in the pool for awhile and than we all got free t-shirts. One of the organisers took our picture as a year group and he also got a really awkward picture of Michaela Emma Serena and I :''))

Afterwards we went to blanch for 2 hours and we went shopping of course bought food. I ate burger king in McDonalds *cause rebel* ;)

Overall it was really enjoyable self rewarding day :)

''They're Lovely'' ;)

We had our annual retreat yesterday in Maynooth University. For the last 3 years we have had our retreat in 'St Raphaels' which is a local centre so it was really nice to do something different. One of the best things about this retreat was that it had a different approach to the previous years. As usually the retreats were about your faith but this time it was more about voicing our opinion on the world and reflecting on our lives.
Were not really allowed to talk about what we did in the retreat as it's confidential  not even the teachers are allowed to know, hence the code 'they're lovely' is our response when asked abut the retreat. ;)
 At the beginning of the retreat we played leap frog (which I was very overly excited about ) and then we played this came called the weakest link. We were all teeth and there were four dentist and we all had to link arms and not let the dentists pull us out of the circle. It was so much fun and we all turned into savages literally... I WAS DRAGGED ACCROSS THE FLOOR BY MY FEET still holding onto Emma  :') We then had a break and of course we all went to 'Starbucks and hot chocolate and coffee which was gooddddd :))))
Afterwards we split into groups and we were faced with questions that we had to discuss and answer within the group. We then all talked about the different questions and scenarios and voiced our opinion to the whole year group. It was really interesting to hear different peoples point of you and I really enjoyed this part of the day. It was funny as we all turned into lawyers at a court case as we all had very strong views and answers.
 Before we knew it, it was time to go home. The day had gone really fast and we all got back onto the bus and Michaela and I made snapchat stoirs and blared Taylor Swift the whole way back to school :)

*Oh and the people who ran the retreat were actually really lovely ;)*

Hip Hop

Every Friday for the past few fridays we have been  doing hip hop classes .We have been dancing to an Ariana Grande and Beyonce mash up. We will be showcasing the dance on TY night. I take dance classes outside school so I love dance and Ive been enjoying it. I thinks it been a fun thing to do every week and the teacher is really nice. We are currently planning our costumes for the showcase so its a good experience.

*Puts creative funny title here*

I haven't posted a blog post in ages due to Easter Holidays and LOTS of projects! I'm struggling to think of what to say. March was a pretty quiet month as far as trips away go. However, I have really been loving my work experience at the moment. Its our last week next and I'm really sad as I have loved the experience. I'm working with a Cathy O Connor, a fashion stylist.. Last week I got to work on a shoot with 'xpose' and I was in charge of photography which was great. I got to talk with one of the  presenters Kate. I have also got to help work on shoots with Ireland Am and attend fashion shows and meet loads of people like bloggers and a jewellery designer called Melissa (who designed jewellery for Michelle Obama when she came to Ireland)
 At fashions shows and events like that catering is always provided and the food is amazing. As much as I look forward to seeing the clothes I love getting the food :P last week there was sushi and Japanese inspired food and I also went to a fashion show rose garden themed where there was pink donuts, cupcakes and pink lemonade so I'm happy out :))

Tomorrow myself and most of the other Tys are going on our Gaisce Hike. I am looking forward to it I need to pack asap though. Hopefully the walk won't be too hard and we wont all be dying.......
I don't know what house I'm staying in yet So I don't know what food to bring so I am just going to wing it and bring hot chocolate powder ;)) We are getting to do  lots off out door activities like archery and high rope so it should be fun.

Every Friday for PE we are doing hip hop classes. I love dance and I do it outside school so I have been loving the classes. Michaela and I just bring our inner sass throughout the whole class !

Besides that we are working on lots projects for the end of the year which is in like 5 WEEKS :O
and we are all starting to plan for TY night which is on the 25th of May.

*interesting end note*

☆ Mini Company Competition ☆

Today was an important day for Tys.... Our Mini Company Competiton. Now a lot of people hate the word mini company and everything about it as it can be a difficult task. However I think it's nice to be able to showcase your products and create a nice display. My company 'casevana' had a big poster in the back and then we decorated our table with a nice table cloth some of our best cases and a mini demonstaration on how we make the caeses. The judges came and everyone was suprised to see Mrs Leahy was one of the judges. (Mrs Leahy was ther Ty co-ordinator last year but she retired this year). 
The judges had a quick look at the display and I mean a quick look they were gone before I even had a moment to speak lol but then came the presentation time. Everyone was a bit nervous as they had to be three minutes long. Michaela and I kept going over our parts as although we were in different comapnies, We were both Marketing directors. The presentation went well we were 5th to go up so we were in the middle which was good and I don't mind making presentations when I'm up there but I'm always nervous before hand . Onece our presentation was over we listened to the other groups, walked around the stalls and got a bit hyper with our snapchat ( sssh)  but it made the day more fun.
Unfortunately our group didn't make it to the next round as there were lots of companies competing iProtect and Bam Beauty did though so I wish them the best of luck. I think we will continue to sell for a while as we still have people interested in buying our phone cases :)

☆ What have we done this week??.. Who said there was no work in Ty :'') ? ☆

This week has flown by.. like at first I couldn't think of anything to write about...What did we actually do this week? ...I feel like that is a common question for Ty students across the country...But, I eventually realised that this week has been more of a preperation week than anything else for exciting stuff that is coming up over the next few weeks...

We have been prepraring for our Mini Company competition which is taking place next week Thursday in school. There are two judges coming from the students enterprise board                 http://www.studententerprise.ie/. 

We have been writing our booklet and making sure that it is perfect and all that fun stuff :P I definatley think that mini company has been a good learning experience even though a lot people complain about the stress, I think it's beneficial to see how  you work with others and how to solve obstacles in a group situation :P Im proud of our company I think we have a good product and were still selling :)

                                                         

 



We are also nearly finshed our zumba worksop. Next Thursday is our last session. I thoroughly enjoyed zumba overall and I think it was nice to do something new as a year group and all be on the same level and have a bit of fun. As I find that sometimes in year groups there can be lots of cliques and judging and it was nice to do something all together that was fun and still healthy I suppose aha ;P I personally think that Ty should include more workshops like that :)
                             




 ...Then we have Gaisce.  http://www.gaisce.org/ I signed up for Gaisce literally last mintute possibly half an hour before the deadline.. oops. I am doing/ completing the silver award  Not everyone in Ty is doing Gaisce but I think it is a really cool idea and I'm going to try best to make time to learn all my new skills etc. To be honest  I am  most looking forward to to the two day trip away I'm really curious to know what it we are going to be doing ;)  So hopefully Gaisce works out and it is fun :) 

Besides that we got the news about our Ty jumpers. Bascally every year a commitee within the Ty griup design a unique jumper for our year group. We decided on a royal blue colour with Ty spelt out in our names. I really looking forward to seeing them in person! 

Besides that we are just busy tys lol { whoever said there was no work in Ty :'') }