Brooklyn to Belfast

A quality education has the power to transform societies in a single generation, provide children with the protection they need from the hazards of poverty, labor exploitation and disease, and give them the knowledge, skills and confidence to reach their full potential. — Audrey Hepburn I’m starting up a blog, as I begin my sabbatical… Read more

I am sitting with some deep sadness today, and lots of not knowing. The only not-knowing that is bothering me, is the not knowing of when I’ll see my daughter again. Life plans complicated by covid have put a hold on any arrangements we could be making.  My time in Belfast is done, and I’m… Read more

My time in Belfast is officially over. Good-byes make me sad and a bit uncomfortable. It always feels easier [to me] once it’s all done. When I was making plans to return home, there had been no official word from Stormont when centers would be allowed to open; as it was, rules and opening plans… Read more