Northern Ireland has been a beautiful and incredibly interesting experience for the entire delegation. I think we would all agree that our time here is far too short--another day in Belfast and we could have explored the Titanic museum, taken a walk along the Peace Line...the people here are so welcoming, and the food has been some of the best on our trip.
We arrived in Belfast at lunch time yesterday and everyone was excited to have pizza! Our tour guide for the city had some great stories and a lot of information to share. We did more shopping (of course), checked into our hotel, and enjoyed the luxury of free time and a big group meeting to check in and re-connect. Today we went up to the northern coast to cross the rope bridge at Carrick-a-Rede and explore Giant's Causeway. Beautiful scenery when we could see it, but quite a bit of fog for a change. We came back and students chose between a couple of activities before dinner. After supper, we had guest speakers come in to talk about "The Troubles" and the peace process. Our students were amazing--so attentive and ready with many thoughtful questions. The speakers said they were far and away the best group they've ever encountered. So proud of them!
Tomorrow is a very early day. We'll leave the hotel at 6am to catch our ferry over to Scotland. One more country--your students will be home before you know it.
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