My typical weekday in Ireland begins with a wonderful breakfast of hearty Irish bread.  I have grown to love the bread here and it is one of the things I will miss the most when I am home.  After breakfast I walk to my bus stop.  In typical Irish fashion, our bus is always a little late.  I ride the bus with two other students who work at cregg house, one service user and our animated bus driver Vinny.  Vinny is always full of laughs and helps start our day off on a positive note.  I arrive to Beachwood after all of the service users have arrived.  I am greeted by heartwarming good mornings and cheers from the service users.  I walk around to their stations and talk to each service user about their day.  I chat with my Irish mentors about my recent site seeing trips or local experiences in Sligo.  Shortly after that it is time for the first tea break of the day.  I help my mentors before tea and coffee for all of the services users.  This sounds like a simple task, but there are many things that need to be done to insure everything runs smoothly.  All the service users have special cups, seats and rooms that is needed for an issue free tea break.  After tea break there is normally a short activity before lunchtime.  This could include chair exercises, singing, beauty time, and games.  Since all the service users have become comfortable with me, I normally run these activities.  I enjoy doing this and getting to spend one on one time with small groups of the service users.  It is also a good experience for me because there can be various issues that I will need to handle on my own since I am in charge.  Before we know it is lunchtime and I walk with some of the service users to the cafeteria.  I assist some of the service user with getting their food and cutting it up.  I sit with the service users while they eat and make conversation about various things.  After they finish their lunch I help them with getting coffee and tea.  Once everyone is finished, they go to the recreation to relax and I eat my lunch.  Once I finished my lunch I head back to Beachwood.  When I get there the service users are normally there and working at their workstations.  I check on everyone and see what activity we have for the afternoon.  The activities always vary and are a great time for me to get to interact with some of the service users one on one.  Some of the things we have done include going to a play, feeding ducks, cooking, walks, and the most exciting thing was when the Sam McGuire Cup came to Cregg House for us to see.  This cup is the equivalent of the super bowl trophy and I got to hold it!  After our afternoon activities rap up we have another tea break before everyone gets on the buses to leave.  I help most of the service users get on the bus and I head down to Cregg House to catch my bus.  After I get back to Yeats Village, I meet up with the other students and we head into Sligo Town Center.  We normal do a little shopping, grab some food and head to a pub.  While at the pubs we talk about our days and use the wii to communicate with our families.  Eventually we head home and relax to prepare for the next day.  Every day here goes faster than the last one has.  I am absolutely loving every minute of this experience and I wish I wasn’t leaving next week.  Between spending my weeks at my placement and sight seeing on the weekends I am very worn out, but I wouldn’t have it any other way!