Wednesday, December 31, 2008

Ireland-Christmas 2008-Goin' Home to a Place I've Never Been Before

Early Winter Irish Morn
Purple Haze in the East as the Sun Begins to Rise

Mom and Matt-Celebrating His 27th Birthday


Eating Matt's Christmas Pie, Perhaps?



Ice Cream to go on top of Christmas Apple Crumble Pie




Milk to Help Christmas Crumble Pie Slide Down the Gullet





Misty Mountain Views From Our House in Louisburgh






Swirls of Cottony Clouds Enveloped the Mountains Each Morn


Another View--See the Clouds Hovering Over the Mountain

A Chilly Walk Along the Atlantic Coastline near Louisb


Matt Taking A Ramble


The Atlantic--Looking Westward--Only a Few Thousand Miles to New Joise

More Ocean

A Christmas Tree in Our Rental House


Christmas Dinner---Pizza and Wine


Prince Albert-The King of All Louisburg Sheep and Our Neighbor

Shafts of Sunlight Shine Down Upon Us--Our House in the Background



I Think This is Lousiburgh--A Village of About 500 People


Stone Wall-Many of These in the Country



We Walked Many a Mile on Roads Just Like This One



A Teeny Tiny Tractor in its Teeny Tiny Shed



Two Members of the Infamous Bovine Brothers Gang



We're Not in Egypt Anymor


Our Rental Cottage in the Background
Another Beautiful Display of The Sun Doing its Ray Thing














OOPS--You Just Saw This One

Our Rental Van--Yikes! Hundreds of Miles Driving on the Wrong Side of the Road




The Cottage-Notice the Skylights-A Very Cool Feature---At Night We Could See the Stars Through Them-During the Day---the Mountains

Our Neighbors, Betsey and Lorraine--Outside Our Kitchen Window

The Mount of Jolly Green Men


Darkness All Around Us

Peek-A-B00-Moon Resting on a Fencepost

Matt Enterained Us For Many An Hour Under the Skylight in the Upstairs Living Room


The Upstairs Loft Living Room---A Comfy Place to Spend the Evenings

Another View of the Living Room--Lookind From the Couch Towards the TV and Electric Fireplace

Dublin-The First Three Days--The Breakfast Part of the Bed and Breakfast Place We Stayed At---Baldara House

Matt, Kris and Maura-the Owner of Baldara House---Scrumptious Traditional Irish Breakfasts Were Served Here

The Bed Part of the Bed and Breakfast-Baldara House-Dublin

Downtown Dublin---Center of City--Christmas Madness

Lord and Lady Greystroke in Pub---I Think-----Not Sure







































Monday, December 15, 2008

Interntaional Night and Christmas Party for Kids

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Monday, December 15, 2008
Here are some photos taken this past weekend on Friday and Saturday evenings. Friday was International Night. Some of the students from various countries "strutted" their stuff as they sang and danced outside under the covered volleyball court. On Saturday afternoon we had a "play day", basically a Christmas fun time where the children created cards, and made other, "crafty" items.
Two of our staff members helping students to create art masterpieces.
Kris with one of her students.

Hab, one of our Egyptian staff members, and his family.


Fun times at the Christmas Card factory.



One of my students--from India.




I don't know who she is, or where she is from....she is just darn cute!!





A Korean student of mine and her mother.






Two of my students--from India and Egypt.







Kris and one of her students--from India.








Three Indian students