TY Retreat

Yesterday all the TY's went on our retreat to Maynooth collage. We took the bus at about half nine and arrived and settled at about 10. A man called Conor asked us all to but all the chairs in a circle so everyone could see eachother and him and the other 2 woman could introduce themselves to everyone. We started of by celebrating leap frog day by jumping into the air which i thought was very weird... but then we played this game that tested our strength and willingness to hold on. Orla,Amie,Sophie and I went in the middle. Our job was to pull people away from the people they were linked to. It was sooo hard! I was really tired by the end of the game but we went straight into a new game were Linda 'one of the leaders' would call out a number and we would have get into group with the number that called out. After break we started talking about different topics. The one we had was what if your partner cheated on you went he went on holidays, would you want him to tell you and if the situation was turned would you tell him/her. One of the questions said which have it worse men or woman and for the rest of the retreat we all just debated that question. It was actually really interesting what people had to say and amazing what peoples opinions were, I never our year could get so deep haha. It was overall great day and i really enjoyed it!

Selma

Today all the TY's went to vue cinema to watch a movie based on martin luther king jr's journey through selma to montgomery   Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. led a dangerous campaign to secure equal voting rights in the face of violent opposition. The epic march from Selma to Montgomery culminated in President Johnson signing the Voting Rights Act of 1965, one of the most significant victories for the civil rights movement. Director Ava DuVernay's "Selma" tells the story of how the revered leader and visionary Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr and his brothers and sisters in the movement prompted change that forever altered history. 

when we arrived at the cinema we all ran to get popcorn and drinks etc. Im pretty sure we cleaned the place of all the popcorn.... so worth it! me and hannah shared a large popcorn and a drink 'my treat' and made our way into the film  screen. everyone was so into the movie, many people cried but we all enjoyed it! i didnt think i would as much and change my opinion on the whole martin luther king history but it really did. im really glad i went to see it and the whole day was a nice break from everything(not like ty is hard or anything) but still, it was really nice of Ms. McHale to bring us!! #
-Thank you