My study trip to Dublin

My study trip to Dublin

My study trip to Dublin was crazy. It only lasted for 5 days, but Dublin (and Ireland in general) gave me so many impressions. First thing I noticed was the Irish people. We had only been in Dublin for 20 minutes or so, when a complete stranger (a woman) came up to us and cursed at us while spitting at some of us. She was so awful to us, and to be honest I must say that the Irish people didn’t seem so violent at first, so it came as a surprise to me because she knew we were tourists.

And that wasn’t all of it - I saw so many homeless people who either was really drunk or who took/sniffed different kind of drugs such as lighter gas and weed.

But then I also have to mention the Irish people that surprised me in a good way. Almost everywhere I went, Irish people said “sorry” and “excuse me” more often than we did (and do) - even when they nearly just grazed us, a sorry came your way. It also made me think that the Danish society opposite the Irish society is really selfish and egocentric. In Denmark it’s always everyone else’s fault and not your own. Most of the Irish people also showed their interest when we had to interview them for our school project, which again made me very surprised. It’s not often people have the time to help each other out in Denmark, and this just showed me that the Irish people is very open-minded and helpful - which we of course can learn from.

As you can see, I met a ton of different people, which also gave me the impression that the nation wasn’t at its best but was a nation with flaws just like Denmark and every other country.

With all these things considered, I must say the trip to Dublin was spectacular. People around us showed their sympathy and talked slowly, when we found it difficult to understand, which was really nice of them. But I must say I am impressed.

My Year With English

Hey guys!

Now that you know a little more about me, I would like to tell you about my year with English.

This year we have worked with four different topics and all of them were very exciting; and that’s exactly why I would like to share them with you! 👍🏼

The first topic we had was “Entering the world of fantasy”. The topic offered different stories such as ”The lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe” and “Alice in Wonderland - part 1” which both were about getting into another world, an imaginary world, with supernatural animals and magic. Besides that, we have also worked with the movie ”Stardust” which was about a boy who promised his beloved that he would retrieve a fallen star after passing the magical wall. But the star was not a usual meteorite - it was a beautiful woman. During the movie, we learned a lot about the development of characters, but we also learned how to analyze the genre in general. We also learned how to write a story with these specific genre features. 💫

The second topic we worked with was “A nation divided”, where we also included talking about the English history. Here we learned about the Constitution of the United States and all its amendments, but we also learned about the segregation between the white people and the black people in America. To illustrate how hard this segregation was to the black people, we saw the movie “The Butler” which gave a glimpse of the main character Cecil Gaines’ life and his problems with his family and work and getting the two things to cooperate. All of this happened, during the civil rights movement which Gaines’ son was a part of. 👱🏿✊🏿

The third topic was the book ”The Curious incident of the Dog in the Nighttime” by Mark Haddon. The book showed us the life with a disability though the fictive character, Christopher Boone, and his way to discover and handle difficult situations, mostly situations with lies and prohibitions involved - but also his mother’s fake death and his dad’s temper. I think the book wants to tell us that even when everything in life goes against you, you can still be able to handle it if you want to. Though the book, we have learned how to analyze sequences of a book, but we have also learned how to compare a book to a movie by seeing the movie “Rainman”. ☔️

The fourth topic, and the last this year, is “Ireland and the Irish - Part 1” which is the topic we work with in class right now. Here we learn about what it’s like to live in Ireland, but also what makes people emigrate and immigrate from and to Ireland and how Ireland can get the emigrants back, just like we hear in the article “Dear New Dáil” by Vanessa Monaghan. We have also watched some clips on youtube about the immigration, where we learn the Irish accent as a kind help before our upcoming study trip to Dublin in 3.G. 🇮🇪

Get to know me

Hi out there!

My name is Søs, I'm 18 years old and I live in Esbjerg, Denmark. I go to school at Rybners Gymnasium in 2.b which means that I will graduate next year 🎓 I can't wait!

Besides going to school, I work in Toys R' Us as a "on-call service" in the info, which I appreciate very much. We have so much fun every time!
If I have extra time, I often work out in the nearest fitness center so that I one day can become very strong and fit 💪🏼

Take care.
Hope to see you next time!
- Søs 😜