Day One- Arrival
Hi all, we have arrived safe and sound. Helena, our Estonian friend, collected us from the airport with her mother. We drove 2 1\2 hours to Valguta. We got a huge welcome from the local community and are staying in the community hall. The community hall has a library, hall and music room. There are two shops and the ice cream is great! We walked to and from Rõngo, a local village last night. The countryside is beautiful. We are all looking forward to getting into the work.
Student Volunteer Coordinator
Hi all, this is Lorraine, SVC, at NUI Galway's Annual Volunteer Fair. Post your comments on our blog and check in for the latest news on our volunteering experience.
NUI Galway Students prepare to volunteer in Estonia
In preparation for a volunteering trip to Estonia, members of the NUI Galway team posed for a picture at the statue of Oscar Wilde and Estonian writer Eduard Wilde on William Street in Galway city. In the back row from left are: Lorraine Tansey, Volunteer Co-ordinator for NUI Galway’s ALIVE programme, Aoife Kernan, Kevinsfort, Co. Sligo; Jennifer Jones, Cross Douglas Road, Co. Cork; and Ann Browne, Lifford, Co. Donegal. In front, from left, are Marie Conlon, Ballinode, Co. Sligo and Mairéad Keane, Rathdowney, Co. Laois.
Volunteers ready to roll up their sleeves
Pictured at the statue of Estonian writer Eduard Wilde on William Street in Galway City is NUI Galway student Ann Browne from Lifford, Co. Donegal and Marie Conlon, Ballinode, Co. Sligo. The students are preparing to travel to Estonia as part of a team of student volunteers to work with a rural development project.
6 comments:
Great to hear from you, hope the weather holds up well for your. It is very overcast and cloudy here at the moment! Give a big 'Céad Míle Fáilte' from all here to Valguta!
well done!
That’s SUPER Lorraine! Take pictures of everything (including the ice cream!)… and say thanks to Helena and the mother… !
Alejandra
Hi there - hope all is well. Tell Ann and Marie they are now officially famous, their pic has appeared in the Life section of the Connacht Tribune / City Tribune. Your story is also in Metro Eireann and the Donegal Democrat. There has been a little bit in the news about some election thing as well, but you are well up there :)
We checked and officially...its Helena!
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