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I am 15 years old and will be 16 when I visit America. I live with my Mum and Dad. I
have an older brother who studies at Queen’s University Belfast but has his own flat.
My main interest is sport, mainly Gaelic Football, however I enjoy playing all sports. I
love to play basketball but I don’t play for a team. I play Gaelic for my school, club and
county which involves a minimum of 4 training sessions
or matches a week!
Music is a huge part of my life too. I play three
instruments; clarinet, piano and a little guitar.
I am a member of two orchestras, one in school
and outside of school.
In school I enjoy the STEM subjects I study which are
Mathematics, Further Mathematics, Biology,
Chemistry, Physics. I also enjoy Business Studies
and Spanish
Niamh O’Hara
• I am 15 years old and was born on the 24th May
1998. I live with my mum (Edel), my dad
(Michael), my younger brother (Eoghan who is
13), and my two younger sisters, (Aisling who is
10 and Clodagh who is 4). I also have a dog
called Gypsy who is small and very good
tempered, and a hamster called Emily.
• I have lots of hobbies, such as art and playing
the violin, and enjoy volunteering for charities
with my friends. I also play tag-rugby at school,
but I am generally not very good at sports! In
school, I really enjoy subjects like maths, science
and art.
• I have no medical conditions except for mild
asthma.
About Me
Name: Jack McAlinden
Age: 16
Family: Parents, 1 brother, 1 sister
Allergies/Medical Conditions: Asthma
Hobbies/ Interests: I enjoy sports as a hobby, my favourite being
Rugby, which I play for Malone RFC and often watch my local team
Ulster, their grounds being a few minutes from my house and our
school. I also play tennis and do rowing and sailing, competing in the
Ulster Championships this year. I also enjoy watching NFL, something
you will be very familiar with! I also really enjoy music, and play guitar.
Obviously, in doing this project I really enjoy STEM subjects, and
currently take Maths, Further Maths and the three sciences for GCSE.
I am a boy Scout and enjoy camping and many other outdoor pursuits. I
am very interested in American Culture and lifestyle and was lucky
enough to travel to New Jersey this summer, with my Scouts.
I look forward to meeting you, experiencing your culture and
working with you on an exciting and interesting STEM project!
Thanks!
John McGowan
Age: 17 (at time of trip)
• Hobbies: Football (soccer), drums, watching
TV, running
• Living setup: Mum, dad, younger brother and
myself
Louise McErlean
• My name is Louise, I am 15 years old and I live in Belfast
with my mum, dad and two younger brothers; Conor and
Rory.
• I study English, Maths, RE, Double Award Science, Irish,
Business Studies, Home Economics and ICT at school. My
favourite subjects are HE and chemistry.
• I am not very sporty but outside of school I do Irish Dancing
in my spare time for a couple of hours a week and I really
enjoy it.
• I love listening to music and my favourite artists are Arctic
Monkeys and One Direction, but I do not play any musical
instruments.
• I am a very talkative person and I enjoy meeting up with my
friends and making new friends.
• In my spare time I also like reading, baking and watching TV.
My name is Danielle McSorley. I am 15 years
old and I live in Belfast with my family. My
dad is called Declan, my mum is called Moira
and I have a younger sister and brother called
Clare and Joseph. I attend Aquinas Grammar
school which is close to where I live. My
favourite subjects are home economics,
science and maths. When I am older I hope to
pursue a career in chemistry or physics. I
study speech and drama and I also do ballet. I
am interested in space and the universe. I am
very into music and listen to it all the time, I
especially like rock, indie rock and
alternative music.
Myself
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My name is Kathryn Browne
I'm 14 and I go to Aquinas grammar school
I enjoy Gaelic football and like to watch rugby
I study chemistry, physics, biology, technology, ad maths, Irish , English and
religion
My favourite subject is technology because I enjoy building Lego and seeing
how things work
I have a brother called Michael who is 16 and a sister called Anna who is 18
I live right beside the school and 10 minutes away from the city centre of
Belfast
I go to guides on a Wednesday night
I enjoy socialising on a weekend the photo on the left is my brother, sister
and I
The picture on the right is me and my best friend Caiti who also is going on
the trip we spend a lot of time together so it is good she got on!
I enjoy travelling and I have been to Italy, France, Spain, London, Scotland
and now this is my first time in America!
Caití Mulholland
•I’m 15 and in fourth year
•I live in Belfast a few minutes
from Aquinas with my mum
•I have 4 brothers and sisters but
they’re all older than me and live
on their own
•I’ve been a vegetarian for almost
two years
•I play camogie for a local club
•For GCSE I am studying English
literature and language, maths,
religion, additional maths, Irish,
geography, biology, chemistry and
physics
•I like to go out a lot with my
friends and spend time with my
family
•I spend a lot of time with my best
friend Kathryn Browne and she
also got on this exchange trip
Eimear Magennis
I’m 16 and my date of birth is 12/04/97.
In school I study maths, physics, biology and art.
I’m interested in art and cooking, I have a part time job in a café
where I bake buns and desserts.
I like playing sport and I play gaelic, camogie and tag rugby.
I have an older brother and sister who are both in university in
Glasgow. I also have a younger brother aged 12. We have a cat.
Caitlín McNally, 04.06.97
16
Lives with: Mum
Interests: Canoeing, Hiking and other
outdoor activities, is a member of local
scout group, Art, Design and Drama
Enjoy law and politics as a pastime,
take part in Bar mock trail competition.
Hopes to study medicine or Marine
biology at University.
Plays hockey outside of school
This is ME!!
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My name is Niamh Cunningham and I am in year 11, this makes
me 15 years old.
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I am part of Scouts and I also volunteer there.
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I run for an athletics team as it is the only sport that I can kinda do.
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I like Meat if you are a veggie then we may have some issues.
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I have a nut allergy, so sorry if you are peanut butter and jelly fan!
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My Family are deranged! I have a little sister in Aquinas and a little brother aged 11 who drives me up the wall but who
said that you could choose family!
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I have Blonde, curly hair which can get VERY frizzy so my nickname is friz and I have green eyes.
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Love my friends and I would travel the world and back for them!
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I love smiling, I’m not always optimistic and sometimes I can make it seem like the world will end with my over
dramatic attitude but I can always make people laugh with my clumsiness and blonde disease!
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I have a dog called Mitch, he is a pudgy and fluffy west highland terrier.
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I like reading but I’m not a person who would chose it over shopping. I like to read mysteries and action books and I
HATE romances, this also applies for movies!
I love to listen to music, I would have died with boredom along time ago without it, and I like basically everything. I am
mutual when it comes to one direction but I’d much rather prefer to listen to Avicii or bastille.
I am OBSESSED with converse, I love my high tops!!
This is about it, this describes as much as I could about me in a limited space but I promise you that even though I
sound certifiably insane, I am very easy to get along with.
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My name is Orla Watt and I am 15 years old.
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I play netball and basketball inside and outside of school and I also enjoy swimming, body-boarding,
mountain biking, running and hiking.
I love to draw and paint etc. and I’m doing Art as one of my GCSEs.
I live with my mum, my dad and my two younger brothers called Conor (13), who also goes to Aquinas, and
Eoin (10), who might be starting at Aquinas in September.
My favourite food is pizza and chocolate but I eat virtually anything except shellfish and brussel sprouts.
I am tall with brown hair and blue eyes and most people say I look like my mum.
My favourite place in the world is called Derrynane and it is an area on the coast of Co. Kerry. Me and my
family go there every summer and camp for 3 weeks.
My favourite colour is blue and I haven’t got any pets but I really want a dog! I love reading and listening to
music.
My dream is to travel the world as I haven’t been to many foreign countries and I have never been to
America but I have been to Italy and Spain in the past. My family would often spend holidays in England
because that’s where my dad’s family live.
Hi, my name’s Ciaran Kearney.
I don’t have many interests but what I do enjoy are;
sports, such as football and Irish sports. I also enjoy watch many other sports such
as American Football and Basketball
I also enjoy a range of video games on which I play on my computer.
In my house, there’s my sister, who’s 13 my mum and my dad.
Thanks for reading (:
Conor Morrow
•I am 15 years old, I have blonde hair and Blue eyes, I have a 9 year old
brother, and a 11 year old sister,
•My favourite colour is green
•I live out side of Belfast in a village called Green island
•I have a passion for engineering, technology and gadgets. I
• like to keep fit and healthy so I run for north Belfast harriers and go kayaking as
a personal hobby. I love going out with my friends and socializing, meeting new
people
•I love eating and cooking good food. My favourite is a Ribeye Steak, but I really
don’t like peas and bananas
•In my spare I time like to build and make things with Lego and other toys, I also
play some computer games like minecraft and SimsCity
•I am interested it a carer in Aeronautical engineering
•In school I am part of the science club and used to be a part of the tech and f1
club
•I play the guitar and piano (but not very well)
•In school I am currently studding, technology, ICT, Physics, Chemistry, Additional
Maths, English Language and English Literature and recreational PE, my favourite
is ICT.
Úna McIntyre
• I am 15 years old
• My hobbies are playing
flute and Irish dancing
• I have an older brother
and 2 younger sisters
• We have a dog and a
rabbit
• Outside school I like to go
to the cinema and the city
centre with my friends
Albert Nicholson
• I’m 16 years old and I go to Aquinas. In school I
study physics and maths as well as many other
subjects including art and music. I am very
interested in music, I listen to lots of music and I
play the piano.
• I also play basketball for my school team and for my
club Queens. I have visited MCCHS once before in
October 2012 with the Aquinas basketball team.
• I am a member of the Belfast community circus
school where I learn lots of things from acrobatics
to juggling and I’ve been going there for 6 years.
• I live with my younger brother and sister and my
parents who own a guest house that I work in at
weekends.
Eden Altura
17 year old whose hobbies include painting and
reading. Fond of Frank Ocean's music and John
Green's books. Interested in fashion and fitness.
Weekly activities include the gym, tennis, movie
marathons, food trips, and outfit shopping. Part
of youth forum and aspiring a medical career
and so is interested in any
philosophical/ethical/medical discussions occasi
onally. I live with my mum and we travel
frequently to different countries.
• My name is Eimear Cosgrave and I’m 17.
• There are 6 people in my family: me, my mum, my dad,
my two younger brothers, and my younger sister. We
don’t have any pets.
• I go to Fire Cadets and I used to go to scouts.
• I really enjoy swimming , cycling, and skiing.
Jack McPoland
• I am 14 years old.
• I hope to study Computer Science and to get
a career in the IT industry.
• I play hurling for Carryduff GAC.
• I love gaming and listening to music.
• When I am older I want to move to California.
• And I really don’t like eggs!
Luke Devlin
Aged: 15 I live with my mum, dad and younger brother, Ben
Hobbies: Piano (grade 5)
Football for carryduff colts fc
Gaelic for carryduff gac
Altar serving
My bio:
• Name: Emmet McLauglin
• Age: 16 (17 during the trip)
• Diet: I am a very fussy eater
and my preferred meal
would be chips/fries, I don’t
like much other food.
• Hobbies: I am very interested
in basketball and the NBA
My name is Jamie Corscadden, I
am 17 years of age. My interests
lie in IT and Engineering. I am
Currently studying Maths,
Physics, IT and Business Studies.
In my free time I volunteer at a youth club, read,
play tennis and guitar. I am completing the Duke
of Edinburgh Silver Award and also the Pope John
Paul ll Award.
I’m Declan McCrory. I was born 29th May
1997 and I live with my mother, father
and my two sisters aged 14 and 10. I also
have an older brother who is in University
in England. My main interests are in music
and sciences.
Nathan Kelly
Subjects; Physics
I.C.T
Business Studies
Sociology
DOB: 11th September 1996
I live with my Mum, Dad and sister who is
19 years old.
I am interested in sports such as football
and Gaelic as well as video games.
I am 17 years old
I have two sisters and one brother
But they are away at University
I enjoy sports , and row
competitively for my club
I also enjoy computer science and
want to become a computer
programmer when I finish school.
• Hello my name is
Jack Patience, born
25th June 1996, from
Northern Ireland, I
live with my sister
aged 16, and mother
and father, my
interests are music,
magic, sleeping, and
long walks on the
beach.
Hi, my name is Luke Reihill and I’m 17.
I have a brother and two dogs (I don’t know if that will be a problem).
I have no allergies and I’m not picky.
The subjects I currently do are Maths, Physics, Biology and Chemistry.
Interests I guess are music and movies.
Thanks for reading.