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Thanks to the wise decision on behalf of our professor, we had a long weekend set aside for independent travel during our time here.  Let’s just say I experienced a very first world problem and was struggling with where to go.  Should I visit Belfast? What about Dublin? Ahh, Galway would be cool too!  SoContinue reading “Life Lessons from Northern Ireland”

Meet Richard Moore.  Born in 1961, Moore grew up in the Creggan Estate, the hill located on the bogside of Derry.  It was a very beautiful and peaceful place to be raised, but what seemed like overnight, it became a warzone.  Riots occurred on a daily basis, IRA men were patrolling the streets, the smellContinue reading “A Vision for Peace”

Londonderry is a unique area to study, considering the impact ‘The Troubles’ had on this place, and the conflict that is still present today. There is a clear division between the walled city and the bogside of town, which can be traced back to the 1600s. People’s identities are very much tied to their historicalContinue reading “Amphitheaters: Creating a Context for the “C’s” to Occur”