Study Abroad, Day 10

Last night I stayed awake until 1:30am with Greg watching some MMA fighting, so it was pretty hard for me to wake up this morning. I was tired! So we took the bus to Omagh, where a bomb was detonated on 15 August 1998 & 29 people were killed. We met with Michael Gallagher, the co-founder of the Omagh Support & Self Help Group. He actually lost a son in the bombing & now works to help others affected by the tragedy. He spoke about the day of the bombing & what has happened since.

After we talked with Michael Gallagher, we headed to Enniskillen. In that town, another bomb went off on 8 November 1987 & killed 11 people. There we went to the police station where we met with Inspector Roy Robinson. He took us on a tour of the station & then spoke about how things have progressed in the police force since the Troubles. He was a super nice guy & has seen a lot in his many years on the force.

So we are now back at Inch House. We ate dinner & then met with Michael & Jeff to have an overview of the last few days. We are getting an overload of information each day, so it is always helpful to get together with the group & go over it. That's about it for today... Oh, except... Happy birthday Cali! I miss you & hope you have an amazing day!