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BReeSy ACTiviTy CenTRe
In November 2013 a group of first year students who were us had never been surfing or blowkarting before and it was
partaking in the Big Brother Big Sister Mentoring Programme a great experience. When we arrived back at the centre, tired
were given the opportunity to go on a week-long trip to the and hungry, we had dinner and then a table quiz on events
Breesy Centre in Ballyshannon. so far in the week and current affairs.
On Monday 22 of us left the Royal on a bus to Ballyshannon. We had a talk on diversity on Wednesday morning. We
When we arrived at the centre we were introduced to the learned about sharing views and respecting everyone’s
transition year students from Deele College in Raphoe who opinions. During the afternoon we went on a guided walk of
would be spending the week with us. We were introduced the area. The scenery was beautiful and we walked through
to our leader for the week, Joe, who showed us to our a big forest on the way. This lasted about an hour and a
dorms. After we settled in and had lunch we did some team half. That evening we did the nightline. Everybody was
building games and arts and crafts for the afternoon. That blindfolded and had to stand in a line with their hands on
evening we designed crafts to be dropped from a window the shoulders of the person in front. We had to walk across
with an egg attached, and would prevent the egg from fields and around trees and then through an obstacle course
breaking. It was hard work and great fun at the same time! over tables and chairs and up and down steps. We were all
very nervous and had to learn to trust each other in order to
On Tuesday morning we went blowkarting on Tullen Beach
in Bundoran. This involves reaching high speeds in a buggy get through the course safely.
with a sail attached. It was great fun. Then we went surfing Our surfing excursion on Thursday was unfortunately
on Rosknowlagh beach. The waves were quite big. Some of cancelled due to the large swell but we went down to
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