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Settling in to Corrymeela

May 27 2026

Greetings from Northern Ireland and the Corrymeela community! You’ll be hearing from the students soon, but I wanted to update you all that despite a VERY lengthy trip, our reward was a gorgeous sunny arrival at Corrymeela.

We’re here, we’ve begun to explore Ballycastle, and we’re about to take our first excursion to the Seamus Heaney HomePlace museum in the heart of Northern Ireland. Stay tuned for more!

Outside our Corrymeela lodging (Photo credit: Leo Schlabach)

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