Posted in Uncategorized on May 30th, 2011
This Saturday we got the chance to experience a bit more of all that Northern Ireland has to offer. Robin and Ama planned a great trip to Omagh for us, which allowed us to get a stronger sense of the history of Northern Ireland. We met early in the morning and grabbed a bus from [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on May 26th, 2011
Thursday May 26, 2011 It’s been a big day for Ethan and I. Though we had previously met some of the community members we’ll be interacting with for our project, we hadn’t started “formal” meetings (I say formal, but we dress casually – if you dress up on the Shankill you stick out like a [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on May 26th, 2011
On Saturday, we climbed the top of Cave Hill. About 4.8 miles each way, we knew we were in for an interesting adventure. How interesting, we had no idea. The weather was horrendous: about 45 degrees F, gushing winds, pouring rain (and hail at some point!), which made it even colder, and not to mention [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on May 24th, 2011
Day 6: second day of work, which included attending a community meeting with Lisburn PSP and many other community members, including the former mayor of Lisburn and police officers Today was a learning experience. Lesson #1: A schedule is not an exact time in Belfast; rather, it is an estimated time. At 8:20 this morning, [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on May 23rd, 2011
Hey readers! It’s been a crazy, busy five days, and I’ll leave it to my co-bloggers to go into detail about some of the things we’ve done. But I’ve already learned a lot about Belfast, Northern Ireland and a lot more. Some of the most important things are: It’s cold. Really, really cold. Much more [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on May 17th, 2011
The group will be meeting in Belfast within the next 48 hours, get ready for an amazing summer!