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“Arrived I did, with 60 quid, in Derry where the wind does blow. I drank and I danced, and happily I glanced, at the Guinness as it did flow.”- Nikolis Clark To be honest I have no clue how I can properly talk about my experience here in Northern Ireland. While in Derry I haveContinue reading “Farewell to Yesterdays”

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”

Coming to Northern Ireland I had no idea what to expect. As someone who had never left the United States, and had done very little traveling inside the states I really had not experienced much outside of my current way of life. With this trip I was about to step into the unknown, and IContinue reading “A Legen-Derry Time”

“I’m starting with the man in the mirror, I’m asking him to change his ways, and no message could’ve been any clearer, if you want to make the world a better place take a look at yourself and make the change.” (Michael Jackson) Before coming to Derry, I had never taken a step outside ofContinue reading “Man In the Mirror”

This experience of studying away in Northern Ireland is one I am immensely grateful for. I will never forget the memories and all of the meaningful things I have learned during this trip. Because I have a nursing background, sociology was not something that I had ever studied or was very familiar with. However, I amContinue reading “Grateful”

Before embarking on this study abroad, I was unsure of what to expect. This trip has been different from anything that I’ve done before and during it, I was placed outside of my comfort my zone. However, I am grateful for the experience that I have had. From this trip, I have two main reflections.Continue reading “Thank You, Derry”

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”

This trip has made me realize that there is so much more to conflict. Conflict is not black and white, there is no such thing as right or wrong because one side will always believe that the other side is to blame. It made me realize that conflict is everywhere, and the way to peaceContinue reading “To Forever Memories”

As this Derry trip comes to a close I can’t help but feel a little sorrowful.  This trip was very good but also very hard. Everything that we learned and everyone that we heard from sparked so much joy, interest, and moments of mourning.  Whats my favorite part of this trip you ask? It’s theContinue reading “Resilience”