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Tea and Conversation
For the last several weeks I’ve been co-facilitating a Facing Prejudice class at the Lifford Youth Reach Home in County Donegal. Essentially this means that my friend and I ask a group of 16-18 year old boys to openly discuss … Continue reading
A Picture-Perfect White-Washed Red-Trimmed Cottage
I’m looking back at my year in Ireland from a distance of four months and more than 4,000 miles. My friends from the master’s program at NUIG finally celebrated our graduation at the end of November, an event I could … Continue reading
Posted in Class of 2012, National University of Ireland Galway
Tagged derry, inishowen peninsula, ireland, Irish theater, Irish theatre, Katie Van Winkle, londonderry, mitchell scholar, Mitchell Scholars Class of 2012, Mitchell Scholars Program, mitchell scholarship, National University of Ireland Galway, northern ireland, peace and conflict studies, Theatre of Witness
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Storytelling
I’ve always wanted to be someone with whom people associated adjectives like “cultured” and “artsy.” “Eccentric” would be ideal. I’ve wanted to attend plays in the middle of the day, and lose myself in the obscurity of discussion over a … Continue reading
Posted in Class of 2013, University of Ulster
Tagged Ashleen Williams, class of 2013, derry, ireland, londonderry, Mitchell Scholars, Mitchell Scholars Class of 2013, Mitchell Scholars Program, mitchell scholarship, northern ireland, study abroad, surfing, Theatre of Witness, University of Montana, university of ulster magee
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“And it’s over the fields with my pack on my back…”
I’m up on my feet, walking again—yesterday I even ran to catch a bus! The last few months have been full of travel and activity, and I’ve had lots of opportunities to dispel the restlessness that built up during my convalescence. … Continue reading
Posted in Class of 2012, National University of Ireland Galway
Tagged Belfast, castles, Connemara, derry, fairy tales, Galway, ireland, Irish theater, Irish theatre, londonderry, Mitchell Scholars Class of 2012, Mitchell Scholars Program, mitchell scholarship, ringmasters, sightseeing in Ireland, sisters, travel in Ireland
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Bloody Sunday
Last Sunday, I attended the annual march to commemorate the events of Bloody Sunday, 39 years ago to the day when the British army shot unarmed civilians protesting for their civil rights in here Northern Ireland. As I walked up … Continue reading
Posted in Class of 2011, University of Ulster
Tagged 1972, bloody sunday, cairo, conflict, dartmouth, democracy, derry, egypt, freedom, guildhall square, ibrahim elshamy, Magee, march, mitchell scholar, mitchell scholarship, northern ireland, peace, Peace & Conflict Studies, peace and conflict studies, post-graduate study in northern ireland, rally, saville inquiry, sinn fein, study in Northern Ireland, the troubles, university of ulster
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