I am a junior at Saint Mary's University of MN, double majoring in Youth Ministry and Human Services. This semester I will be studying abroad in Northern Ireland with HECUA (Higher Education Consortium for Urban Affairs). I will be studying at the University of Ulster for the first part of my semester and doing an internship in either Derry/Londonderry or Belfast for 7 weeks. There are 15 people in my program. We are all from different places. The majority of us are either from Minnesota or go to school in Minnesota. We haven't had a chance to meet yet, except for those who are from the same school, so we'll be meeting for the first time at the airport.
With the wonderful snowstorm that is currently hitting a huge portion of the country, all our flights have been cancelled and rescheduled for Friday. Luckily, I have an awesome cousin who lives near the airport and offered to let me stay with her. So I'll be hanging out in Chicago until I leave on Friday. These next couple of days should give me some time to finish my required reading before starting the semester. I'm excited for this experience, but it doesn't feel real yet. I'll try to keep this up to date while I'm in Northern Ireland.
Marcy,
ReplyDeleteSafe travels to you, and I will look forward to reading your entries from time to time. Take LOTS of pictures AND videos! We will be having not only a photo contest next year, but also a video category. All the best...and eat lots of Marmite!
Phil