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Ordinary Days and Extraordinary People
It seems fitting to write this blog post about the people who turn ordinary days into ones filled with adventure and endless laughter. I know that it might seem clichéd to say I feel I’ve known my friends in Derry/Londonderry … 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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What a Feeling
I rode a lot of buses in Ireland, crisscrossing the island many times (occasionally in other modes of transport). Some people really dislike the sometimes 4+ hour rides along windy, curvy roads, around and over the hills, stopping to drop … Continue reading
Posted in Class of 2011, University of Ulster
Tagged Class of 2011, dartmouth, Dartmouth College, fulbright, Fulbright scholar, ibrahim elshamy, ireland, Magee, mitchell scholar, Mitchell Scholars Program, mitchell scholarship, Peace & Conflict Studies, peace and conflict studies, University of Ulster (UU)
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Humour and Solitude
I will long remember my time in Ireland—no, in Derry, specifically—by the geniality of people and palatable genuineness in our interactions. I learned very quickly that dry or sarcastic humour is often taken as quite rude (and I hope to keep … Continue reading
Posted in Class of 2011, University of Ulster
Tagged Dartmouth College, graduate fellowships, Magee, mitchell scholar, mitchell scholarship, peace & reconciliation studies, peace and conflict studies, post-grad in Ireland, post-grad in Northern Ireland, post-graduate study in northern ireland, study in Ireland, study in Northern Ireland, university of ulster, UU
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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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Craic from Stroke City
Many folks think of where I am in contextual terms–perhaps as the site of the outbreak of the Irish Troubles in 1969, or the site of the Bloody Sunday Massacre of 1972, or perhaps as the UK City of Culture … Continue reading
June 2007 Reflection
Although I still have a month-and-a-half before I depart from Derry, the time has come to compose my final Mitchell Scholar journal. Once again, these past few months have been filled with a combination of study, work, and travel, and … Continue reading
Posted in Class of 2007, University of Ulster
Tagged Aaron Kurman, mitchell scholar, mitchell scholarship, peace and conflict studies, university of ulster, University of Virginia, UVA
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March 2007 Reflection
After returning to Derry from a winter vacation in Cyprus and Israel/Palestine, I took my first semester exams and then spent the last week of January attending a number of events commemorating the 35th anniversary of Bloody Sunday. It was … Continue reading
Posted in Class of 2007, University of Ulster
Tagged Aaron Kurman, mitchell scholar, mitchell scholarship, peace and conflict studies, university of ulster, University of Virginia, UVA
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January 2007 Reflection
As I look back over the past two months, I can divide the time pretty neatly into two categories of activity: traveling and studying. In November I took two trips to Dublin. The first was with my fellow MA students … Continue reading
Posted in Class of 2007, University of Ulster
Tagged Aaron Kurman, mitchell scholar, mitchell scholarship, peace and conflict studies, university of ulster, University of Virginia, UVA
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November 2006 Reflections
Two months ago I arrived in Derry, Northern Ireland, with a mixture of excitement and ambivalence. Excitement generated by the prospect of exploring a new place while studying a subject that its inhabitants had lived for the past 35+ years: … Continue reading
Posted in Class of 2007, University of Ulster
Tagged Aaron Kurman, mitchell scholar, mitchell scholarship, peace and conflict studies, university of ulster, University of Virginia, UVA
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May 2005 Reflection
Comme ca va? Ca va? As for me, I am doing great. I just got back from a class field trip in Leuven, Belgium. I think I put on ten pounds. If anyone travels to Leuven, I wholeheartedly recommend the … Continue reading
Posted in Class of 2005, University of Ulster
Tagged Brandon Thibodeaux, Loyola University of New Orleans, mitchell scholar, mitchell scholarship, peace and conflict studies, university of ulster
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March 2005 Reflection
I’m back!! As I sit down to write this journal entry, I am amazed at how much time has passed since I first arrived on this island. Northern Ireland has affected me in more ways that I can conceive. This … Continue reading
Posted in Class of 2005, University of Limerick
Tagged Brandon Thibodeaux, Loyola University of New Orleans, mitchell scholar, mitchell scholarship, peace and conflict studies, university of ulster
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