Wednesday, April 04, 2007

Glencree Centre for Peace and Reconciliation

Five hours in a 15-seater bus took us from Ballycastle, through Belfast, over the border, through Dublin, and into County Wicklow, where tucked away in a valley is the Glencree Centre for Peace and Reconciliation (http://www.glencree.ie/). Our team of 12 volunteers plus three staff members spent a couple of days there to have a bit of respite and time together and to compare experiences and swap stories with the Glencree volunteers. We had a brilliant time. I can't say that we did a whole lot. We arrived and ate a late dinner, were shown our rooms, and hung out with the Glencree volunteers for a while over glasses of wine. The next morning we had a session with the Glencree volunteers to talk about what we liked and didn't like about where we were. We also talked about joint projects that we could do together. After lunch we went for a walk to a small nearby lake and hung out there for the afternoon in the glorious weather. After dinner, we hung out some more (notice a pattern?) and then left to hang out some more in the local pub! But we enjoyed some well-deserved time away. And it was a good opportunity for more photos!
Photo captions: First photo-view of the Wicklow mountains from the road just above Glencree. Second photo-Celtic cross that stands above a German military graveyard we visited that's very close to the Glencree site. Third photo-Christian, Niki, and Rina playing on the rocks. Fourth photo-Rina sitting on a rock, contemplating the meaning of life, I'm sure! :)

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At 12:07 AM, April 07, 2007, Blogger Lisa Ho said...

ahhh, memories! I'm so glad you got to go back!

lisa

 
At 2:40 PM, April 09, 2007, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Hey... that looks familiar... I think I've been there... I dunno, maybe not. Hope all is well...and that you got wasted in memory of our friends and certain events that occured last time... haha. Anyway... 5 weeks of the semester is left, and I just cannot wait for summer!! 7 weeks til I turn 21... and roughly 10 till we visit you!! Let the countdown begin!!
Love,
Adrienne

 
At 2:43 PM, April 09, 2007, Anonymous Anonymous said...

ooh yeah... and im in this theatre class where we have to do a bunch of projects... and i've pretty much done all of mine involving our ireland trip. i think im becoming obsessed... or maybe just alittle excited to come see you! anyway, smell ya later.

 
At 1:26 AM, April 10, 2007, Blogger sunnysnow44 said...

Those pictures are amazing! I want to come play with you there! How come I have to wait until the end of July to see you! BOOOOOO that! And how come I haven't received an email divulging more secrets of your life in Ireland! Talk to you soon!

 

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