Happy St. Patrick's Day

The last week was a bit rough. The weather was cold and rainy. We did the helicopter crash scenario with a group, which wasn't bad, but cold and tiring. The week did come to a nice close, when the group left they really seemed to appreciate the time they had spent with us.

Then after a relaxing Sunday it was St. Patrick's Day. About half of the Greenhill volunteers were gone for winter skills training in Scotland, but we did have some visitors. A few old volunteers who came back for a couple of days. The only one I knew was Stephen, who I had gotten to know really well when I first got here. He is now working at a YMCA in Norway. Anyway all of us went to Down Patrick. Down Patrick is a town near where we live. It's near where St. Patrick landed in Ireland, and its where he is buried. There is a large parade held there every year. While we were waiting for the parade a bunch of us went up to see his grave stone. It was amazingly unimpressive. Only a rock with the name half broken off. It really makes you think. With all the glamor and the celebration associated with the day, how humbly he lived. We then watched the parade which was a lot of fun, and it was a great bright sunny day to help get everyones spirits back up.