II: Bits and Bobs

Wow, this week is flying by. I only have 2 more days of work! I've been plugging away yesterday and today at the four articles I've been working on for the next magazine, and I'm proud to say 3/4 are completely done, and one just has a few tweaks left to make. Yay!! For the last article, I'm interviewing a gal named Emma who is the "Faith and Life worker" at Corrymeela. We're putting together an article about how small, positive things you do in life can add up and make a big difference. She's probably one of the nicest, most smiley people I've ever met! I think we're probably going to use this picture I took of her in the mag:

Aww. Anyway, I'm on the home stretch at Corrymeela and I have to say I'm quite sad to be leaving my wee desk in No. 8 behind. I got good working experience, wrote some pieces I'm pretty proud of, formed new relationships with co-workers, and got the chance to volunteer up at the Ballycastle Centre a few times through it. All in all, I'd say it was a rather successful way to spend 7 weeks.

Unfortunately the work isn't quite behind me, as I still have my independent study project AND group project to do. They are 15-20 page research papers (shudder)on a topic of our choosing relating to Northern Ireland and social change/history/democracy/justice/politics, etc. You could take it a lot of different directions I suppose, which is good because any 15-20 page research paper I'm writing absolutely has to be about something I'm extremely interested in. I'll disclose my topics after I get a good chunk of the papers finished.

I skyped with Katie last evening! So nice. I think it's too late in the trip to be "homesick" anymore, as there's only a little over three weeks left. Rather when I spoke with her I just felt anxious thinking about trying to pack everything I possibly can into my short time left here, and at the same time extremely excited to go home and be among people and things I love.

I caved and bought BASSHUNTER'S "Now You're Gone" album on iTunes. Ahhh I had to.

I'm all turned around about this stupid keyboard. In the UK the @ symbol and quotation marks are opposite, so at work I have to type one way and on my laptop the other. Some things would just make so much more sense to be universal. What could the point of switching them possibly be?? On that note, I hope I remember how to drive when I get home. Not just remember how to control a car, but remember what side of the road is appropriate to drive on. Errr.

5 days until I'm here: