Latha
math dhuibh! Let me introduce you to the students from Scotland...
Alison
My
name is Alison Gracie. I’m 17 years old and I’m in my 6th year at James
Gillespie’s High
School. I would say that I am a bubbly and caring person and I enjoy meeting new people
and travelling.
I
live in Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland. I live with my mum, my dad, my 15
year old sister
Lydia and my dog Molly. I also have an older sister Rachel, who’s 19 and at university
in London. My mum and both my sisters can speak Gaelic and my dad can understand
a bit of it. At home we sometimes speak Gaelic to each other but we
mostly
speak English.
When
I’m not busy with school I like to go out with my friends. I also play the
flute and enjoy
singing. I have a part time job at the Gaelic primary school as well as
babysitting every
weekend. I play netball with my friends at school once a week.
In
school my favourite subject is psychology. Next year I am hoping to go to
university to study
psychology.
I
am really looking forward to this experience so that I can meet new people and
learn about
other languages and cultures.
Elleigh
Hi,
I’m Elleigh and I am 17 years old. I live in Edinburgh the capital city of
Scotland and I am in my final year of high school at James Gillespie’s High
School (6th year).I
would say I am a happy, friendly and energetic person who likes to have fun and
meet new people.
In
my spare time I enjoy doing a variety of different sports such as gymnastics,
water sports and skiing in the winter. Every other weekend I go to the football
with my dad and gran to watch our local team play (Heart of Midlothian FC). I
work part-time as a swimming instructor teaching young children how to swim. I
also enjoy spending a lot of time with my family and friends. Each year my
family and I go on a family holiday together, this year (2016) I went to
America, the location usually changes every year.
I
live with my mum, dad and my older brother Jordan who is 24. We also have a
family pet dog called Rudi, who is a golden Labrador. I speak English to my
family as I am the only member of my family who speaks Gaelic, however I do
speak Gaelic in a few classes in school with my teachers and classmates and
occasionally my friends out of school. I started learning Gaelic in school when
i was five.
I
live about 3miles away from my school and overall it takes me about 30minutes
to get there. my school is quite big with more than 1,000 pupils. As I am in my
last year of high school after this year I move on to collage or university. I
would like to study outdoor education or outdoor adventure and tourism.
I
am excited to do this project and hope to learn about different languages and
cultures as well as meeting new people.
Corrie
Hi!
My name is Corrie Lawson, I am 17 years old and I am from Scotland. I am in my
sixth and final year at James Gillespie’s High School which is in Edinburgh,
the capital of Scotland. This year I am studying Gaelic, History,
and Psychology and next year I hope to go to university to study Gaelic in either
Glasgow or Aberdeen.
I
live in Liberton, a smallish suburb in the south of Edinburgh, with my mum,
dad, brother Finlay who is 15, sister Catriona who is 10 and our dog
Poppy. My mum speaks Gaelic so we sometimes speak it at home but the
main language we use is English. I also speak Gaelic at school with
some of my teachers and friends.
I
enjoy spending time with my friends and family. In the holidays we
often go to visit our grandparents who live up in the north of Scotland which
is a very pretty part of the country.
In
my spare time I like to play the clarsach (Scottish harp) which I have been
playing for almost ten years now. Me and my friend sometimes go to
Portobello where there is a beach and we busk there with our
clarsachs. I also really enjoy playing team sports such as netball
which I play every Thursday at the school.
I
really like travelling and have been to a few European countries so I am
very excited to get the opportunity to go to Finland.
Cara
My
name is Cara McLuskey, I’m 17 years old and I go to James Gillespie’s High
School. I would say that I’m a chatty, cheerful person who enjoys doing new
things and meeting new people.
I
live on the outskirts of Edinburgh with my parents, two younger sisters, my
younger brother and my dog. The village I live in is about 40 minutes south of
Edinburgh city centre. My mum is from the north west of Scotland, so some
weekends, and during the holidays, we go and stay with her family. My Mum
speaks some Gaelic, so I have always spoken it a bit, but I started to learn it
at school when I was 4. My siblings all speak Gaelic too, so sometimes I use it
at home. As well as at home, I speak Gaelic in class and occasionally when I’m
with my friends.
I
love music, so I spend a lot of my free time listening to music and practising.
My main instrument is the Clà rsach (Scottish Harp), which I also teach to
younger children at the weekend. As well as this job I enjoy volunteering at a
charity shop, which I have been doing for two years now.
I
really like learning languages; languages and history are my favourite subjects
at school.
I
am now in my last year of school, and next year I am hoping to move to Glasgow
or Dundee to study Nursing at University. I am very excited to be going to
Finland to learn more about new languages and cultures!
Amy
My
name is Amy I am 17 years old and I live in Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland.
I would say I am a friendly and happy person and I am always excited to meet
new people. I live with my Mum, Dad, my brother Ross who is 14 and my
sister Eve who is 9. I usually speak English at home because my parents don’t
speak Gaelic, but I speak Gaelic at school and sometimes when I am with my
friends and with my siblings if we don’t want our parents to understand us!
I started learning Gaelic when I was 4 at primary school and have been speaking
it ever since. I am in my final year of high school and I hope to study
psychology at university and also keep up my Gaelic when I leave.
In
my spare time I like doing different sports and also watching them. I play
water polo competitively and I swim to keep up my fitness. Most
weekends I go to the football with my dad to watch Heart of Midlothian FC, a
local team in Edinburgh. I also work part time as a swimming teacher and
I started this because I am a swimmer myself. I also play the clarsach
which is a Scottish harp and occasionally sing in Gaelic. I also enjoy
spending time with my friends and family doing loads of different things.
Esme
My
name is Esme I am 17 and I live in the capital city of Scotland, Edinburgh. I
am a bubbly and friendly person and I love meeting new people. I live with my
Mum, Dad and older brother Jacob who is 18, our two dogs, Bella and Mojo and
our cat Starsky and my grandparents live right next door. I live an area of
Edinburgh called Leith. Neither of my parents speak Gaidhlig so the main
language I speak at home is English, however both my brother and me speak
Gaidhlig so we sometimes speak to each other in Gaidhlig.
I
am in my last year of high school so I am only studying subjects that I am
really interested in. After school I plan on going on a gap year and Au Pairing
in Italy for six months but when I get back I hope to go on to study Media and
Film either in Edinburgh or to move to Stirling to study there.
I
love drama and acting and I go to youth theatre every Tuesday. I also have a
part-time weekend job at McDonalds but I also manage to find time to hangout
with my friends at the weekends.
Alistair
My
name is Alastair and I am 17 years old. I go to James Gillespies High School
and I am in 6th year. I would say I’m a friendly person,
easy to get along with and I enjoy meeting new people.
I
live close to the city centre of Edinburgh. My house is around a mile and a
half from the school, so I usually walk (takes around 25 minutes) although I
often cycle, which takes around 10 minutes. I live with my mum, dad and my two
younger brothers, Lachlan who is 15 and Fraser who is 12. Everyone except my
dad can speak Gaelic in my family, and we sometimes speak it at home although
we usually speak English. At school I am studying business management,
mathematics and Gaelic. I plan on doing a modern apprenticeship once I leave
school, possibly doing some kind of engineering but I haven’t decided yet. In
my spare time I enjoy spending time with friends, listening to music and riding
my bike if the weather’s dry.
I’m
excited about the project and can’t wait to learn about other cultures,
languages and meet new people!
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