Posted in Uncategorized on Jul 7th, 2011
The term “recreational rioting” had been thrown around a lot, both before Belfast and since I arrived. As I understood, it was a form of intense anti-social behaviour where groups of young men from both sides of the community gathered to throw rocks, petrol-bombs, and, at times, shoot guns at one another, often resulting in [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Jul 7th, 2011
I celebrated my 21st birthday on last Wednesday, June 29!! It was great spending it with the group but what made it truly special was the love from the locals, something I was not expecting. On Wednesdays as a part of our work at Falls Women’s Centre, we attend a community music project with and [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Jul 6th, 2011
Famous Duke professor Dan Ariely wrote in his book about the importance of remembering the past not just as an exercise of respect, but as a way to create the present and future. Basically, he says that we make decisions not so much based on what we think is the right thing to do but [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Jul 6th, 2011
When you think Northern Ireland and sports, if you ever think about Northern Irish sports, you’re first thought probably isn’t basketball. Nor should it be. Globally, Rory McElroy, Darren Clarke, and Graham McDowell are the nation’s most famous sporting exports, three of the finest golfers in the world. For the culturally Irish, there are the [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Jul 1st, 2011
Yesterday was my second Dublin disaster. The first time my trip to Dublin with Intercomm fell through, it wasn’t so much of a disaster as a fortunate change of plans, as that was the day that I got to meet the Secretary of State. Wednesday, though, was actually a bit of a disaster. My Intercomm [...]