Archive for February, 2008
Friday, February 29th, 2008From 8-2-07; Epilogue
http://peacebuilding.wordpress.com/2007/08/02/epilogue/
So I’ve been back for a few days now and it seems like I should have some big conclusions, some big thoughts with which to end all of this.
But I don’t really. I suppose most of it will emerge as I begin the writing that is to come in the next few months. And perhaps I […]
From 7-25-07; Taize
http://peacebuilding.wordpress.com/2007/07/25/taize/
I arrived at Taize a few hours ago.
I should have just spent two weeks here. There is no way I can put into words what this place is. It’s like using mathematics to describe poetry or physics to explain why a Mozart piece sounds nice. I’ve never been anywhere that so clearly represented the life […]
From 7-22-07; 48 Hours or so
http://peacebuilding.wordpress.com/2007/07/22/48-hours-or-so/
(excerpted from a larger entry)
So by the time I arrive in Geneva tonight I’ll have been traveling for 24 hours straight, in addition to only being in Split for a few hours of restful time.
There are certainly things I would do differently. But I also realized that just like everything else, why should I have […]
From 7-20-07; Nansen Dialogue Centre
I met with two people from the NDC today. They were both very helpful and informative. They seem hopeful and yet realistic about the future of their region. They will affirm that they are on the right track, but that this is only the beginning and cannot imagine there will be significant changes in attitudes […]
Friday, February 29th, 2008From 7-20-07; Sarajevo
http://peacebuilding.wordpress.com/2007/07/20/sarajevo/
So I left Dubrovik a few days ago. I’ve been in Sarajevo since then. It is ungodly hot here. I thought maybe I was just imagining it after my time in chilly, wet Northern Ireland. But no…it really is hot. I looked it up today and at almost 6pm, it was 97 degrees. And it’s […]
From 7-16-07; Brief Thoughts on Northern Ireland
http://peacebuilding.wordpress.com/2007/07/16/brief-thoughts-on-northern-ireland/
Northern Ireland was a strange place to be. Not because it is so strange in itself, but because I am simply not used to the type of culture it is.
I was never really able to get completely comfortable with the idea of the sectarian neighborhoods. I never felt unsafe or wary or in any way […]
From 7-12-07; Just some images
http://peacebuilding.wordpress.com/2007/07/12/just-some-images/
So, I’m just gonna post these here for now. I’m pretty wiped out from a late night last night and lots of running around. The first two pictures are from last night…fireworks and bonfires.
The last picture is of the marches today. Later today I’ll post about what they actually mean and why they are still […]
From 7-9-07; Questions I’m asking
http://peacebuilding.wordpress.com/2007/07/09/questions-im-asking/
Some repeat here, but it’s because I’m asking myself these questions again…
I’m still wrestling with the BRY/BRF stuff: the acronyms for Bogside Republican Youth and Bogside Republican Force. John Kelly told me that the youth in the bogside are creating these “gangs,” that really don’t do very much but fill a lost identity that used to […]
From 7-8-07; Northern Ireland
http://peacebuilding.wordpress.com/2007/07/08/been-a-while/
So, i haven’t had quite the access to internet so far that i had hoped. I’m in Belfast now, so I should be able to post every day, though it’s costing me.
I wanted also to post some pictures on here, but the PC I’m on right now is all locked up and I can’t access […]