1st of January

We started the day by going into clases at UL, it was the first time the St. Philip grouop and the Villegas, Vocacional, etc. met. The St. philip group went on tour around UL while the others attended clases. At lunch time we sat all together, to enjoy our meals, wich we had been waiting for. After lunch we went into a classroom to prepare the questions we were going to ask to Jan O'Sullivan, the MP. When we had finished, we got into a bus that drove us to the city. There we splitted up in two groups, the ones who were going to the interview with the MP and the ones who were staying at the centre to do some shopping. At around 5.30, we met in the bus and returned home for dinner. Once dinner was over, we went into the Sports Arena to do somo sports. Nearly all the boys went on playing rugby, while the other boys went on either gym or swimming pool. At around 10.30 we all went home for a good night sleep. This was the report from Franco, Agustin and Matias.

Highlights

2nd February

Report on the second of February.Today we travel to Cork. First we met some Irish students, and we showed our Argentinian culture, some tango steps, Argentinian football acompanied with some Dulce de Leche and alfajores.
Later on, we had lunch in the city centre, which was very nice by the way. After that, we did some shopping and returned to Limerick to have dinner with our family.

31st January

On 31st of January the bigger group had lunch at home, with their families. Later in the afternoon most of the boys went to the Sports Arena and played football with some french, spanish and arabian guys. Guido went to a strange forest and to Bunratty Castle with his host family, the nice french girl who's staying with them and our chinese friend, the one who is always in her yellow coat. They sang some Britney spears' songs the small boy taught them and had great fun. Most of the girls went to the UL and just walked around, because they had nothing to do. They went to see the boys, who were playing football but they got bored and decided to go to Mc donalds. Marina and Mariana went to the city centre and, of course, spent a long time in Penneys, their favourite place in the world.Later, at 8 pm, we all met in at the UL, but as both pubs were closed, we went to Mc Donalds again. The smaller group arrived to the Madrid airport at 4 pm. We had to wait until 6.30 in the morning to open the door were they registrate everything.When finally the doors opened we went into the plane. At 11 pm in the morning we arrived to London (gatwick) and there we waited until 2 am, when we took the flight to Ireland.We ate there and we watched Federer Vs Murray (Australian open). Federer, who is much better, won in three sets.When we arrived to Ireland we went to the University, where our families were waiting for us, and we all went to our homes.

28th January

Today we had classes in te University. The first thing we do was to look for infotmation about Connemara. After that we slipt into 3 groups and we had to record a movie.After lunch we practised the presentations from Argentina, that we are going to show a school tomorrow. We rehearsed the songs too.In the evening we had dinner with the families.

27th January

Today, at morning we met at the UL, in the Language centre. We had classes like everyday and we’ve been told to make a movie, and the groups were selected by the teacher, some students convinced her to put some together. Then the teacher told us to discuss about the script, characters and the scenes, after 45 minutes discussing we went into another classroom in the building with other foreign students, in the class they were 8 French people, 2 Spanish, 1 Japanese, and an Arabic person, All of them, studying English, we talked about Irish people and costumes and we arranged a soccer match at Sunday. Later we met an Irish student, we asked her some questions and we got back in the classrooms to compare ideas. After the lunch we, like at 3:00pm we waited for the bus 45 minutes and after 1 hour trip we arrived to Limerick centre. There Fernando gave me and Eugenia our Photo tasks, which included from hugging random people to “Kill Each Other”. Our group got divided, some people gone to see a politician, others went shopping, and others just walked around asking for strange pictures (Me!). In the centre everything (except mobiles) was cheap. Afterwards almost everyone was angry because we couldn’t buy nothing the sportswear it’s extremely cheap.
After the time lapse we’ve been given we had to go back to the agreed corner, just in front the clock shop we were amazed about the prize, and I repeat, extremely angry. We had the dinner together after Fernando advised our families, after dinner we took the bus back to the UL for a spiritual session with African drums with what I prefer to call “Hippie”, in which we played drums, following the hippie and having fun, untill everything got to “Religious”, they switched all the lights and they were sending the dead drumer spirit to the “Heaven”. That was pretty extreme for all of us. After the spiritual session, we entred in “the Stable” a local pub in the UL, where the Manchester United was playing against the Manchester City, a soccer classic, it was the “Rematch” the Man. City had an adventage, but in the last 2 minutes, 7 minutes after the tie of the Man. Utd. In the last 3 minutes, the manchester united did the victory goal and the pub gone crazy with beer and drunk irish people everywhere, after this incredible experience, the ones who could, joined me on my journey back to home.

Tuesday 26th

Report of January 26 by Remigio Abadi and Franca Gorrini

Today on tuesday 26th, we dance and practice tango on the morning, then we have
a lunch at the university, with our group. On the afternoon, we offer some irish
people tipical foods from argentina like dulce de leche and mate in change to do some tasks with the people at the student 's centre .
we really have fun an enjoyed a lot our second day at the UL! ,

Saturday 30th January

Saturday 30thIn the morning we went to the Milk Market, which is a place where you can buy food and many other things. People there were very kind and they gave us some things for free. Then we could stay in the city centre or go back to the university so, many of us stayed in the centre where we had lunch. Then at 6.30pm we gathered in the East Gate to take a couch to a concert which started at 8.30. The band was really good and they played songs from their first album of irish folk music. We had a really good time there. Then, when the concert had finished we came back to our houses.Marina Rivero and Federico Yaroslavsky.

Friday 29th February

Hi everyone!!! It’s kind of cold here, you know?, well, on Friday we woke up early in order to go to Connemara (far away from

Limerick), there we met some Irish students, really nice guys! They looked older than us and they were only 16 years old!.Their first language is Gaelic, And their second is English, we have recorded a short video of an Irish girl counting from 1 to 10 in Gaelic and then in Spanish, very funny!.
We made an exchange of cultures, we showed them the Dulce de Leche, Mate (They didn’t like it at all!!, it was really bitter) and some Tango (Tomas Rebord and Laura Dominguez were in charge of that, they made a really nice performance), we also played a couple of rock songs.
The Irish students played some songs too, using the tin-whistle (small flute), a violin and accordeon!, also a small Irish guy sang a lovely song! (its recorded, of course).
So we are having a really good time! :D
See ya, people! J

25th January

Our first day in the university of Limerick
We arrived at the language centre at 9:30 and we made a short tour of the university with Sharon, one of the members of the language centre. Then we had our first class with Elaine, our teacher, in which one we talked about the different cultures of Argentina and Ireland and played some games .Then we had lunch at the university restaurant and in the afteernon we had a tour around campus with an Irish student. Finally, we visited an art museum.We really enjoyed our first day!!!! Agustin and Julieta.

24th January 2010

23 and 24 January, by Tomas Rebord and Violeta Alustiza. We

started our trip with a delay in Buenos Aires, because of a problem with Urugay's air space. We finally took off about half past two, and we got delayed again as we reached Sao pablo.We arrived at Heathrow airport (London) the following day at 10 AM, London time, we went down... it was pretty cold. After that we ate at a Mcdonald's, and entered the smaller flight at the afternoon.We finally arrived to Ireland, and travelled with a little bus to the UN's parking lot, we waited until our families picked us up and met them. Even though it was a long day, Violeta really enjoyed it.

First Day at the University of Limerick Language Centre

Group Video Clip

Very promising performance!

Orientation Meeting on 12th November 2009

On 12th November 2009 students from Instituto Vocacional, St Margaret's School, St Phillip Apostle and Arrecifes got together to know each other, to discuss the programme and to sample some tango.

Orientation Meeting

Students from Buenos Aires and Greater Buenos Aires will meet on Thursday 12th November at 5:30 pm at Instituto Vocacional (Charcas 3034, Palermo) to work on the EIRE & UK Tour for January/February 2010.
We will be discussing various aspects of the trip and preparing ourselves for the exchange events. Please prepare yourselves (individual or group presentations) to show us what aspects of our culture you would like to share at the exchange events: music, dance, power point presentations, food, etc.
We are all looking forward to the meeting.
Students and teachers from the following schools will attend the meeting: Instituto Vocacional (Palermo), St Margaret's School (Belgrano) and St Phillip Apostle (Don Torcuato).

EIRE & UK Tour January & February 2010 -

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Hello There, My name is Francisco and I live in Don Torcuato, Buenos Aires. I am 16 years old and I live with my parents, Mauricio (52) and Carolina (47) who work as an accountant and a publisher respectevely, my sister aged 22 and my brother aged 19. I like to excercise and play sports such as rugby, football, snowboard, wakeboard. I like parties a lot but I also take care of my responsabilities. I am sure I will have a great fun in this trip and learn the culture from the inside as well as imporving my English.See you as soon as possible.Francisco

My name is Nicolas Martin Santagati, i am 17 years old,i am an independiente fan!!, i have 1 brother and 1 sister his name is Guido Paolo Santagati and her name is Marina Nieves Santagati, i like soccer, i am happy to have the opportunity to go to Ireland, i would like to play soccer and golf in Ireland, i would like to visit the Chelsea stadium and to inprove my english.
Bye!
Independiente Is the Best On the world!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hello, my name is Matías Ramírez Chagra, I’m from Bs. As., Argentina, I’m 16 years old and I’m very exited about the trip, like everybody else, I guess, and as I been told I’ll tell you my main interests, first, to be clear I don’t play any musical instrument but I love music, specially heavy metal, i really like sports and I really love Lego’s, but if you ask me about the reasons of why I’m going to Ireland, it would be that I prefer snow and cold places than heat and sun, I’m really interested in Ireland history and specially the independence so that would be one of the reasons I’m going to Ireland, besides I really think I will enjoy your sports, like Gaelic Football . Well I guess that’s all! See you in 2 weeks.

(Yes, I wrote this a bit later)

Matias ^^

EUGENIA GAMALERI My name is Eugenia Gamaleri. I am sixteen years old, my hair is brown and curly and I have brown eyes. Actually, I live in General Villegas, (Province of Buenos Aires, Argentina), with my father, Marcelo, my mother, Mariela and my sister, Yamila. My father has 38 years old and is chemist, my mother is 40 years old and helps my father with the job and my sister has 9 years old and is a student and a good dancer. During the week, in the morning I go to my Spanish school, and in the afternoon I go to French and English lessons. I have been studying English since I am 10 years old and French since I am 12 years old, so I speak English fluently and a little of French. During the weekends I enjoy being with friends and going to the disco. Luckyly, I have a very big group of friends with whom I have a nice time. In my spare time I like reading, walking, running, playing tennis, listening to music and going shopping. I love travelling and meeting new people, and I considered I am simphatic and very sociable. When I finish school I wanted to study accountancy or chemistry. Although they are very different careers, I still do not decide which one should I study.


Hi, my name is Juan Poggi and I am 16 years old. I'm a rugby and soccer fan and i would like to play in Ireland. I live in Don Torcuato that is in Buenos Aires, Argentina. With this trip i would like to improve my English and learn something about the UK. See you soon, Juan





Hi my name is Constanza Marini i am 16 years old, and everybody call me Connie. i am from Bs As, Argentina, i live in Don Torcuato. I go to St Philip The Apostol Collage. I live with my parents and my eldest brother. i like playing Hockey in Hindu Club, i like going out with my friends.see you soon.







I am Tomas Tamulis and I am 15 years old, I go to St. Philip school. I am a shy person and I live with my mom my dad and two younger brothers in Don Torcuato, in the province of Buenos Aires, Argentina.I like rugby, music and the computer. When i go to university I would like to study software engineering or economics.

Hello, my name is Federico Yaroslavsky. I`m 17 years old. I`m on secondary school. I`m an only child and i live in a flat with my parents.I like playing football and tennis. I also like playing the organ and piano. My favourite bands are U2 (Ireland) and Keane (UK). I´m good at Maths, Physics and everything related to numbers. I`ve been studying English since i was 9. Last year i passed the First examination, and now i`m studying for the BEC Higher. In addition, i enjoy playing computer games and listening to music. My expectations for this trip are improving my English, knowing people from different cultures and visiting knew places.

I am Franco Michel Zannini. I am 15 years old but im going to be 16 when going there. I like swimming and hanging out with friends. I also enjoy going to see sport events specially if i know someone playing in it. I go to St. Phillip school and attend to Senior 1. I will like to explore new things there in UK above all food.

My name is Remigio Abadi and I´m 16 years old. So here is a little bit of information about me. I enjoy sports such as rugby and skiing.When I will be in Ireland, I would really like to learn about sports played in Ireland, I would especially like to learn (and maybe even try!) Hurling and Gaelic Football!

My favorite food is fried chicken. I´m looking forward to trying some Irish food.
I´m a sociable person and I´m looking forward to finding out about the Irish culture and making Irish friends my own age.

VIOLETA ALUSTIZA

I'm Violeta Alustiza and I live in General Villegas, Bs. As., Argentina. I'm 15 but by time I go to Ireland I'll be 16. In the picture I´m with my mother and my sister; I´m the one on the left. In my free time, I like to play hockey or watch films. I'd like to meet new people, improve my english and have fun.

MARINA RIVERO

Hello! I’m Marina Rivero; I’m 17 years old and live in Buenos Aires city.
At the present, I’m living in an apartment with my father, I’m an only child. I consider myself to be an easy going person
I’ve been studying in the same school since I was 4 years old, since then I’ve been learning the English language. My favorite subject is Biology.
I enjoy hanging around with my friends. I tent to watch a lot of TV series, I love the drama! But I also enjoy very much reading. I’m a fan of crime stories; love the suspense, In occasions, I can’t resist a good love story!
Regarding hobbies I paint and read the palm of the hand.
I’m fond of rock and pop music. I love alternative rock! R.E.M. is my favorite band. I’m a big fan! They have such a unique style! I am also becoming very fond of bands of the 70’s. I always like to keep my mind open to new sounds and styles! I love traveling and getting to know different cultures, probably as I am a very curious person. Is not that I have visited many cities outside my country, but enough to wake up my curiosity. I hope that this experience will widen up my mind and really get to know as many aspects of Ireland’s culture as possible.

MARIANA GODINO
Hello,
My name is Mariana Godino Ledwith. I’m 16 years old, soon I will be 17. I live in the city of Buenos Aires in the neighborhood of Belgrano. I live in a house with my little brother Willy and my parents Carlos and Gabriela. We are a close family. We have a dog name Cindy, we love her very much. I’m an easy going person, shy and not very sportive.
I like to sing, actually I sing in my school’s choir. I prefer not to sing alone because I’m a shy person, that’s the reason why I decided that the best option for me was to be in a choir. I love listening to music, any kind of music: pop and rock specially. I also like Irish music, my mother had taught me something in that subject. She loves it too.
When I was little I used to go to a big school, St. Brigit’s. But then we moves houses and I had to change school. For the last 6 years I’ve been to St Margaret’s. There I made some really good friends for life. I consider myself a good student, but a little lazy sometimes.
When I finish school I was planning to become a plane pilot. I like travelling a lot, and getting to know new places. I also like the feeling of being inside the plane. Sometimes I go to the airport to see how planes land or take off. Apart from that I don’t imagine myself behind a desk; I think I will be happier in the air.
In my spare time I go out with my friends, for example we go to the cinema, go shopping or go dancing. Apart from that I watch TV and play in the computer. I like to read, especially long novels such as Harry Potter or Twilight.
My great grandparents used to live in Ireland, I think that this experience will mean a lot to me because a will get to know some of my family’s past. In my family we keep some of the traditions. I will get to know a culture I never seen before. My parents had visited Ireland; they told me beautiful things about it. Apart from that I will practice my English. It will be an experience I will never forget.


JULIETA VOLPE

My name is Julieta Volpe , I am 15 years old I live in Buenos Aires with my parents my brother and my sister. My hobby is dancing , listening to music and being with my friends.

GUIDO TORENA

Hi! I'm Guido from Argentina, I'm 18 years old. I'm really looking forward to visiting Ireland.
I've seen many beautiful pictures, in fact I've always been a fan of the Nordic lands, like Ireland, Scotland, Finland, Norway, etc.
I listen to many band from these countries, like Cruachan, Korpikklani, Eluveite, Folkearth.
These bands mix celtic music with heavy metal, making a really good combination.
I really hope I can meet new people and learn about your culture.

See you in January!.

Guido.

P.S: In the photo, I'm playing the bass. :)

TOMÁS REBORD
Hi! my name is Tomás Rebord and I´m from Buenos Aires, Argentina. I´ll be travelling to Ireland around January, and I´m extremely exited about it!I´ve been asked to give a description about myself and my interests, so if I´d have to describe my main interests I´d have to say it would be sports related, but sincerelly, through my stay in Ireland I´ll be interested in absolutely everything, without exagerating. Regarding to my personality I´m very outgoing and sociable, so I don´t think I´ll have any problems getting along with you =).See you in summer! well... winter for you.

FRANCA GORRINI

My name is Franca Gorrini, i am fifteen years old. I live in Buenos Aires with my parents. My hobby is listening to music and have fun with my friends.







BAUTISTA ALONSO

Hi! my name is Bautista Alonso. I`m 15 years old, I live in Buenos Aires with my sisters, Maggie and Feli and my father Guillermo. I go to St Margarets school. I enjoy playing rugby, tennis and football. In my free time I like to listen to music, play video games and watch tv. I`m looking forward to going to Ireland because I would like to learn about a new culture and meet more Irish people. I would like to visit Croke Park, maybe watch a hurling game.



AGUSTÍN ACERBO
Hi, I am Agustin Acerbo I am 16 yers old I live in Arrecifes which is in the north of buenos aires province.I have only one sister who is younger than me.I like playing football and rugby and In my free time I listen to music and watch TV. Well that is all.I would like to go to Irland very much.see you soon. Goodbye, Agustin.