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Ahead of Belfast…
Today we had a guest lecture from Dr. Niall Gilmartin from Ulster University. The lecture was in preparation for our trip to Belfast in Northern Ireland tomorrow. Dr. Gilmartin lectured us…
New Country, Same Island
Today we took the day to head to Belfast in Northern Ireland. Northern Ireland consists of the six counties that Britain won in the Irish Revolution. The divide of the…
Belfast Trip
Today we ventured to across the Irish border into Belfast. The trip was quite long, but gave me time for a good nap. Our first stop was the Titanic museum.…
A Weekend in Belfast
On top of the troubling history of Belfast and Northern Ireland, there are also really interesting things to see both in and out of the city. Grace, Max, Maddie and…
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The Giant’s Causeway
Another destination I visited in Ireland that I feel a need to talk about is the giant's causeway. It is a coastal rock formation comprised of these distinct columns of…
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Day Twelve: Belfast
On my twelfth day in Ireland I went to Belfast, the capital city of Northern Ireland. We woke up early and took a private bus over to the city. Our…
Belfast Day Trip with Niall Gilmartin
Though our trip started off with a rocky start (a broken bus and an… interesting bus driver) the entire day trip was educational and provided a whole new perspective to…
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Learning about the Troubles with Niall Gilmartin
By this point in the trip, my need to be up super duper early in the morning and do a million things has settled a little bit, so this day…
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Two Sides of the Wall: A Day in Belfast
Today we took a day trip to Belfast, and I’m still unpacking the weight of what we experienced. I had expectations—tense history, emotional stories—but none of that prepared me for…
SCOTLAND FOREVAAAAA
THIS was a big one. Grace and I decided before embarking on this international trip to Ireland that we both had this extreme desire to see Scotland, specifically Glasgow. Seeing…