Chuamar ag campáil ar lá de taorthaí na scrúdaithe. D’éirigh muid go han mhaith leis an mblian sa teastas sóisearach agus bhí aoibh mhaith ar ghach duine. Phacálamar ár málaí le eadaí teolaí agus bia deas agus ar aghaidh linn go dtí an ionas campála i sléibhte Cill Mantáin. (Gleann Madúra).
Bhí sé dúshlánach an poball a chur suas ach d’eíreigh linn ag an deireadh. Chuamar ar súloíd fada ar an gcéad lá. Nuair a d’filleamar ar ais, rinnemar marshmellows tahr an tine campála. Ar an dara lá, chuamar ag sléibhteoireacht agus ag snámh. Bhí BBQ againn agus bhíomar ag canadh agus ag roinnt scéalta timpeall an tine campála. Ní raibh ag campáil cheanna agus thatin sé go mór liom. Ba thaithí fiúntach é.
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My R.S.E teacher, Ms Hillman, asked us to write a project on one of the various subjects taught during the module during the class. These subjects could be anything from Sexual assault to STI’s and family planning. I chose however, to do my project on the STI gonorrhea. One of the reasons I chose this of all the STI’s is that it we covered it in class and also that it affects millions of people around the world and should be addressed.
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