This week was the last week of service for our theology class.
The reason for doing service was to reflect on St. Vincent de
Paul’s work in helping the poor. The school brought us to a wet
hostel, which is the Irish government’s way of dealing with
homeless people who have serious health problems. The reason they
are called wet hostels is because the residents are allowed to
drink alcohol, even though the staff tries to limit their alcohol
consumption. These hostels allow certain homeless people who
have disabilities and need special attention to live in them and
receive care paid for by the government.
During the past week a few friends and I traveled to Malahide
which is another city in Ireland. There wasn’t anything too
exciting about it, but it was nice to see how life is lived in
smaller cities unlike Dublin, which is constantly active with night
life.
This weekend is the Paddy Wagon trip that the St. John’s
students will be taking across western and southern Ireland for
three days. This will most likely be a very exciting weekend, but
sadly next week is the last week of my Discover the World
program. I’ve had some of the best times of my life here in
Europe and I will surely miss it when I leave.