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Final Friday

       Our last day in Dublin was simply wonderful. We started the day with a small closing ceremony where all the Belvedere students gave their host brothers nice black half-zip sweatshirts. The BC High boys are already donning their new gear! We headed off to a tin whistle class and everyone got their own tin whistles to learn on and keep. By the end of class, they could actually play 2 songs, including Shipping Up to Boston! I hope they keep practicing at home!


Belvedere Chapel

         We spent some time in the chapel and Mr. Swan led us in an examen to reflect on our time here. Following our time there, we were lucky enough to learn how to Irish dance from their dance teacher! The boys had a BLAST and were grinning ear to ear by the end of the class. They learned individual steps, and then a partner dance with a long line of everyone lined up. Henry Hayes has a few videos - we'll see if we can upload them! 


       The weather was gorgeous all day, so we left Belvedere and spent a couple hours shopping and soaking up our last moments of city life in Dublin. Everyone was all smiles and enjoyed their last afternoon! 
Garden of Remembrance near Belvedere College, SJ



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