Author Archives: bgomeztorres

I have learned and gained so much knowledge from my time here that I don’t even know where to begin on what I’ve learned about myself and this country. I feel inspired and hopeful for the future of Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. While progress has been slow in this country, I’ve metContinue reading “Resilience and Healing”

All the people we have met with so far have been of a generation older than us (by us I mean, the students) that went through the Troubles. This makes perfect sense for our course, but I was curious to understand what the life of the younger generation was like after the Troubles and theContinue reading “The Younger Generation”

Since being in Derry, I’ve noticed quite a few Palestinian flags around when walking through the Bogside and beyond. It was pleasing to see so much support for a sovereign state that has gone through so much suffering at the hands of the Israeli occupation. The places where the Palestinian colors are most common areContinue reading “In Solitary with Liberation”