Like sands in the hour glass...

Upon our return to Belfast our sense of time became compressed. Hours passed like minutes and it was clear that our departure from Northern Ireland was immanent. In the afternoon, we watched the film H3. The film was followed by an academic session on the impact of the Hunger Strikes on the Irish Peace Process with some key figures from those events participating in a panel discussion. Immediately after our session we departed for dinner. Gina's parents arrived in from Cork and joined us that evening. After dinner we returned to Queen's to begin packing and many students were working on finishing their final assignments.




Our final day was filled with many goodbye's, last minute shopping trips, and packing. The hightlight of the day was definately our going away dinner. We returned to Deane's Deli - where we had began our time together in Belfast. We shared an amazing dinner and the great company of some friends from Belfast who helped make our experience so rich. In addition, we were joined at Deane's by the O'Riordan family, McDonald familiy, and Ms. Duarte's son Gabriel. After dinner Gina & Connor were off with their families to continue their European travels, while the rest of the group returned to Queen's.





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