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May 28 2024

The Northern Ireland SSTers left the U.S. on Sunday morning, May 26 and arrived safely at Corrymeela yesterday. This involved successfully coordinating connections between travelers converging from three different locations, so we congratulate them. They were last seen enjoying the coastal beauty of their setting.

The seven students who left from Goshen are pictured below, along with SST leaders Jessica Baldanzi and Kyle Schlabach and family.  Stay tuned for coming blog posts!

 

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