When we started
our "Irish Fair" project at the beginning of the semester I had problems
imagining how it would develop. Honestly, I wasn't sure whether we would
really be able to capture the interest of the other students at the university.
During the next classes we started to work out our ideas and discovered
how much fun that was.
We had to climb several hills (but no real mountains) to reach our goal.
Klara managed to get two great Irish flags which her husband produced
in the company he works for. Then we were preoccupied with finding a place
to hang these huge flags to catch everyone's attention when the Fair visitors
approached the Audimax foyer. So Nina, Cathy and I were running around
the place, "climbing" tables (we nearly risked our lives), and finally
searching for the right tape to stick the flags onto the walls to the
right and the left of the stairway.
Another funny example of our problems to decorate the Fair area was when
we tried for a long time to blow up hundreds of tiny green, orange, and
white balloons (for your information: they are cheaper than big ones)
when Klara had the wonderful idea to buy balloons of a normal size, no
matter what the price.
When I came to the Uni on that special Wednesday, the day of the Fair,
I wasn't sure what would be in store for me there. And I was surprised
about all the people at the Fair drinking Guinness and buying the shamrock
cards we had crafted - about which Mary had said she would "eat a broom"
if anybody bought a single one of them (you know what you have to do now,
Mary!). It was a very lively atmosphere but what me pleased most was to
hear someone say: "This Fair shows that there are certainly active 'Anglistik'
students at the University of Siegen!"
Sarah Valder
