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By msunada on Oct 6, 2009 in Northern Ireland, picture | Comments Off on LegenDerry
Tellus: (tel’us), n. 1. [Latin] earth, soil, and the land; a country; the world. 2. a collection of Willamette University student’s insights, stories, photos and thoughts from their experiences studying abroad.
By msunada on Sep 21, 2009 in history, landmarks/ famous places, Northern Ireland, picture | Comments Off on War and Peace
By msunada on Sep 5, 2009 in history, landmarks/ famous places, Northern Ireland, picture | 1 Comment
This is one of the many messages written on the Peace Walls of Belfast, Ireland. Graffiti throughout Ireland interested me but the single wall we saw held the most intricate and powerful images by far. For me, our trip to Belfast was unique in that the historical struggles of Ireland were immediately present rather than […]
By msunada on Sep 2, 2009 in landmarks/ famous places, Northern Ireland, picture, religion | Comments Off on Peace Walls
This picture was taken when we went to Northern Ireland, in Belfast. It’s one of the multiple “Peace Walls” put up in various cities to separate feuding Protestant and Catholic neighborhoods. Visiting the walls themselves was profound–it made the chasm between the disparate groups in Northern Ireland a reality. What was most poignant to me […]