On Friday, May 29th, after making the 30-minute trek from Corrymeela to downtown Ballycastle, we made our first voyage using Northern Ireland’s location public transportation system TransLink. After Jessica purchased 17 tickets we took our seats on the...
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Orientation begins!
May 03 2025
The students arrived Wednesday night and we made it to Casa de Espiritualidad, our retreat and orientation center by 2:00 a.m. It was a short night, but we were ready to go by 9:30 the next morning. Visiting the Historical Center and the Basilica was a highlight. On Friday, we had an engaging guest speaker on Ecuadorian culture. We meet our host families on Saturday evening, and Spanish classes start on Monday morning!
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