The activities fair went well. I printed off five sign up sheets, expecting to fill about half a sheet. Surprisingly, I filled four pages! 43 people signed up, which is pretty refreshing. I know not all of them will come to meetings (or even been seen again), but still, it's pretty nice. At the activities fair I also learned about an ambitious first-year who started a Contra Dance and Ceilidh Dance club. How awesome is that?!? I feel like we're going to be working together a lot. And the guy who started it is a fiddler too! He's coming over tonight for a session so I can see what he can do. Hopefully we can get him into the Galway Hearts (our Irish band).
Yesterday I went to the Wisconsin Highland Games, which were great. My old friend Alex and a new member of the Celtic Students Union came with, and I met up with my dad, aunt, and uncle there too. It was a great day full of bagpipes, rugby, dancing, and even a meal of haggis and Irn Bru! I'm a little sunburned now, but it was totally worth it. Now I'm trying to organize a trip to the Chicago Celtic Fest next Saturday. I've never been to this festival, but it should be a lot of fun. Some of my friends from XMarksTheScot.com are going to be there too, plus this girl Lauren who was with me in Galway last year.
Ok, back to homework and "obair bhaile na Gaeilge". I'll post more about Celtic Fest and hopefully some photos too.
Monday, September 8, 2008
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Dude, you can count me in on the Contra and Ceilidh when I get back in January! I was so excited to read that.
FYI The Madison Hurling Club is sponsoring the Midwest Hurling Competition next Saturday September 20 at Olbrich park in Madison. First match is at 11 AM
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