What’s something most people don’t know about you?
I lived in Ireland for 12 years and grew up there as a child in the 80’s. I went to a private school for children from all different nominations. People from all over the world came to bring their children there. Boys were the only boarders at the school. I met a range of people from every corner of the world.
Life in Ireland at that time was hard. Our family was poor with 7 children and we often lived in homes that weren’t built property so we often had no heat. It was very drafty with the wind that whistled between the walls. I walked a mile and a half from my home with my younger sister to school each day. We took the train or the bus. I remember the old trains that moved slowly along the tracks. One of the places we crossed it was so steep down the cliff into the ocean. There was a tunnel that the train had no lights on and so it was pitch black I’m the train so we would jump on your friends unexpectedly and run back to your seat. They had no idea who jumped them.
I went to an Irish camp where you only had to speak Gaelic at. I went because my brother was supposed to keep an eye on me. That never happened so I was bullied by all the older girls. The camp was in Galway which is an amazing scenic part of Ireland. People there still speak only Gaelic. When you would go on a store you were expected to speak Gaelic. We would just point what we wanted and dumped our money on the counter. During meal times at the camp you had to only speak Gaelic. I learned the few odd words like im for butter. I remember camp was a long time but I learned more words. We took Gaelic in school also French and Latin. 😊
Beauty from Ashes. 