This past weekend was the Waterford Festival of Food! As part of our study abroad trip, service at the food festival was one of our duties! "Through intricate motions ran/ Stream and gliding sun/And all my heart seemed gay:/Some stupid thing that I had done/Made my attention stray." These words resonate with me as I look back on this past weekend. The sun was shining, and even though we were sweating through our sweatshirts, I would not change the experience of this weekend. It felt like the weekend went by fast and not much had happened, but it was quite the opposite. So many things had happened that were catching my attention as the weekend went on.
On Saturday, I was stationed down at the Dungarvan Castle. This is where all of the children's activities were located. There were carnival rides, a petting zoo, face painting, a couple of food booths, and many children's activities that were going on throughout the day! I was mainly just there to make sure that if any children were to get lost, I could help them find their parents, or if people had questions, then I was there to answer them. Ella was also assigned to me on these duties! It was actually a lot of fun! The sun was shining, and it was really just a perfect day. After our festival duties were over, we changed and went back just to be spectators. There were so many people. The food vendors were located down along the quay, so it was a little tight, but overall, it was nice to walk through and see everything that was happening.
On Sunday, she and I were back on volunteer duty, but this time we were where the vendors were, and we had the same duties as the day before! It was a little colder on Sunday, but it was still very enjoyable! Festivals are something that I enjoy very much, so being able to be a part of this festival meant a lot! I do not think, though, that I was expecting to be as big of an event as it was! So yes, my attention may have strayed because of all of the lovely food and culture that I was surrounded by, but I was happy, and to me, that is all that mattered
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