On the 3rd of September a third of my year, 60 classmates traveled to the Aran Islands for a class trip to start of the beginning of 4th year. The trip was to give everyone a chance to get to know each other a bit better and make new friends. When we all got of the boat we were split into two groups and sent to two hostels. When my group got to our hostel we had to decide on rooms. After we were aloud go to our room and leave our bags there, we had a half an hour of free time before both groups went for a hike around the island. We all had a great time on the hike as we got to chat along the way sometimes stopping at certain monuments for a local to tell us a little about them. After the walk we all traveled to the hotel to get dinner. i had chicken curry and it was really nice. After dinner we had an hour of free time until we went to the local community hall for an irish quiz. The irish quiz was really fun and everyone got involved and had a good time. When the quiz was finished we had half an hour left top hang out with friends before we had to go to our own rooms. in the morning we all got up and had to be done stairs for breakfast at nine. When everything was cleaned up and everyone had breakfast we all split into our two groups and headed for the bike rental shop. We all got helmets and our own bike for the day. we set out for a cycle around the island. We also stopped off at Dún Aengus cliffs to look over the side. It was great fun but we were all very tired by the end of the cycle as it was for 4 hours. We were given time before we had to go dinner, some of the guys and girls in our year jumped into the sea and swam for a bit, i did also. The water was very cold and refreshing. After a while i got out and then we all went for dinner. After dinner we also had some time to get ready for the ceile that was being held in the local community hall. When the ceile started we were taught dances it was great and we all enjoyed ourselves! When it was finishes we were all aloud hang out once again for a while until we had to be in our rooms. In the morning we all had breakfast and then packed our bags, tidied our rooms and left the hostels. We then had to wait a further time for the ferry. When the ferry arrived we all got on and started our trip home. After the ferry we hoped on the bus and headed home. The trip was really fun and a very good idea to get people to socialize with people they usually wouldn't  Personally i think the trip benefited everyone!