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Reception Party

A Dhaoine Uaisle

 

Let´s start with aceitunas rellenas de anchoa, then taste a bit of Zwiebelwurst, go on with gravad lax and then drink some Früh Bier.
As a main course I would suggest cochiglie a broccoli, maybe you could drink a glass of lietuviskas midus staliskes.
Desert might be polvoron sweet or fruits de mer or any of the chocolates and cooky varieties ‘on the tables’.
The Irish were flabbergasted. Mara and Mark, both from “abroad” but so much interested in Gaelic Ireland were easily “drawn” into the group. Hearing a young girl calling out “Hey, that’s Connell!” while watching last year’s film says it all. This is where locals and other people meet. This is where we all feel ourselves part of a greater universe.

By Jan Pieter Verckens

 

Preparation Work

For preparing the Reception Party that was held in the Achill Cliff House, we were divided into different groups, each with different tasks. Some of us collected the food, others were in charge of the name tags decoration, presentation and performance, which was all well coordinated by a strategic group.

 

We did some good field work and attracted many inhabitants of Achill. It was a pleasure to find such a big interest for our project. I think almost all of our workshop groups found an Irish person that would like to be involved in their work.
During the reception the visitors could taste a bit from all over Europe and even some candies from the Philippines. They could also see a glance of the virtual community developed by VC4U and see the film of last years’ project.
Some students performed with some traditional dances that many guests dared to join. We invited everybody to our farewell party on Friday evening, where we will present the results from the workshops.

By Peter Wynands

 

 

Come Together, Work Together

The figures: 2 pm, 40 people from 11 countries, speaking 15 languages are looking forward to meeting the Achill inhabitants. The feelings: Before our reception everybody was involved in the preparations, curious about what to come and soon we welcomed the first guests. We were delightfully surprised by the overwhelming interest in our work. Mingling through the room at Achill Cliff House everbody being part of this gathering was quickly integrated. The guests asked us about the food, our lives, our impressions about the island, and we asked them about their lives on Achill, the weather, the beautiful landscape, which places they had visited. Some of them knew the project and a few participants from previous editions. For most of them, the project was something new. They enjoyed the video from last year and had a look at the Achill Virtual Community home page. The facts: Appointments were made, addresses exchanged and so now we know that we will see them again throughout the week on Achill to continue exchanging impressions and spending time together in the workshops.

By Ana Belén

 

 
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