5:28 P.M. Sunday, June 17

5:28 P.M. Sunday, June 17


Spent the day wandering Derry.


Stumbled into the Bogside, site of Bloody Sunday in January 1972 -when thirteen unarmed men and boys were killed by the British army - and much other conflict and loss. You can feel the sadness there. Here are some of the murals:

Also walked the walls- the Derry walls were built in the 1600's and remain intact today. Here's a view:

Tomorrow I start a week-long course with the International Conflict Research Institute, titled "Language, Truth, and Memory in Conflict." I settled into a cafe for a couple hours to do the reading we've been assigned for the first day...all about the legitimization of violence through discourse. I had to look up more words for tomorrow's reading than I did the entire last semester. Excited, and a little nervous. 


People are starting to arrive in my dorm...off to try and make friends.