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May 2005 Reflection
There’s nothing like having four sets of guests to make two months fly. From taking in the rugged shores of Rathlin Island with Jess, my radiant girlfriend, to tromping through the farmland of Co. Galway with my parents in search … Continue reading
Posted in Class of 2005, Queen's University Belfast
Tagged Comparative Ethnic Conflict, David Buckley, mitchell scholar, mitchell scholarship, QUB, Queens University Belfast, University of Virginia, UVA
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March 2005 Reflection
My darkest demon has been exorcised: I can ride a bike. Just when I thought the Mitchell program couldn’t do anything more profound to impact my life, it outdid itself. On a beautiful February day on Inishmore, the largest of … Continue reading
Posted in Class of 2005, Queen's University Belfast
Tagged Comparative Ethnic Conflict, David Buckley, mitchell scholar, mitchell scholarship, QUB, Queens University Belfast, University of Virginia, UVA
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January 2005 Reflection
Before you ask, I just want to say that I didn’t do it. My alibi is airtight. I was back in the States when Belfast’s Northern Bank got robbed. Ask my parents. Besides, what would I do with 26 million … Continue reading
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Tagged Comparative Ethnic Conflict, David Buckley, mitchell scholar, mitchell scholarship, QUB, Queens University Belfast, University of Virginia, UVA
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November 2004 Reflection
I had no idea what to expect from Belfast. The usual reaction when telling American friends and relatives that I would spend a year in Northern Ireland’s largest city was often mild confusion at the very least. They may not … Continue reading