Day 8 Friday: In the cold, rainy grey morning, we donned on black, modern full-body corsets (otherwise known as wet suits) and had a surf lesson. I managed to pull up onto my knees a couple of times, but this was incredibly challenging. The afternoon parade was a highlight! We handed out AZ temporary tattoos and beads and waved to all the children lining the street. Despite the rain, our spirits could not be dampened.
St. Patrick’s Day did help highlight two aspects of Irish culture that are not ideal. First, people were drunk and staggering around in the afternoon. Experiencing people bumping into you and seeing them falling down is different than hearing about drunks. Secondly, Irish parents do not pay attention, nor set parameters with their children the way we do. The children have been running wild in the hotel, are permitted in the pubs, and generally lack manners when passing by or needing to catch people’s attention. When we were practicing for our parade performances, the children had no problem interrupting our group, including yelling and screaming as they raced through our room. Most of us have been taken aback a bit by the drunkenness and parenting permissiveness.
That evening we all went to the Adventure Center and challenged ourselves with ropes, archery, and cooperation games. What a physical day!
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