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March 2008 Reflection

For someone who has considered himself a student of human rights for the past several years, I saw a poetic justice when I observed a small and soft-spoken woman from Northern Ireland preside over the Charles Taylor trial in the … Continue reading

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March 2008 Reflection

While it may drive Mary Lou mad that many of the Mitchell reflections come in at the last minute, I think it’s because we expect the next day to bring an event or story that’s just a little more journal-worthy. … Continue reading

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January 2008 Reflection

I steady myself against the wind that nearly takes me over the edge of the cliffs into the icy Atlantic. Standing here on this ancient lookout point I try to imagine what it must have been like for the guardians … Continue reading

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January 2008 Reflection

If the first journal entry had to do with the novelty of arriving in Ireland, this one is more about settling in. While I love visiting Dublin (and now Limerick, after a fun-filled weekend of Munster rugby, pub sing-songs, and … Continue reading

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November 2007 Reflection

I came to Ireland in part hoping to expand STAND, a student movement dedicated to the abolition of human suffering in areas of conflict and gross human rights violations. When I boarded the plane, I had no idea if the … Continue reading

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November 2007 Reflection

“The Ireland I grew up in is no longer. The Ireland of migration is the future, my future, and my kids’ future.” As we went around my class explaining why we had chosen to pursue a degree in Contemporary Migration … Continue reading

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June 2007 Reflection

Wow, it is hard to believe that the year is already over. When I last wrote it was March, and I was headed home for reading week. While I was there, I went back up to New York to see … Continue reading

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March 2007 Reflection

We are now halfway into the second semester. Technically here at DCU the idea is to finish the second semester before really putting any focus onto our dissertations. Instead, I submitted an abstract to the International Sunbelt Social Network Conference … Continue reading

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January 2007 Reflection

So we left off at Thanksgiving. My fiancé, Jeff, was over, and we went to Paris for a few days. The Lourve was unbelievable, so much so that I begrudgingly might have to consider it more grand that the Vatican … Continue reading

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November 2006 Reflection

And so begins my Mitchell Journal and the longest time I’ve ever spent away from the States. True, I spent 4 months in Italy as a junior at Georgetown, but it was in Georgetown’s own villa with fellow Hoyas I … Continue reading

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June 2006 Reflection

Leo concluded his pub song with the loud closing of the accordion, signaling the request for applause from patrons of his Donegal tavern. We were happy to oblige: it was not every night – well, actually, it was not any … Continue reading

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March 2006 Reflection

Hello again–It’s hard to believe that it has been almost six months since I first arrived in Derry! The last two months have been particularly eventful. In mid-February I used part of my USIT stipend to meet three friends from … Continue reading

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