I’ve been addicted to Ireland, north and south, for many years and have visited there more times than I can count. I have taught Irish literature, film, culture, and history and have led over a dozen student and adult trips around the island. Most recently, I’ve been bringing first-year Agnes Scott students to Northern Ireland to meet and learn from people who lived through The Troubles–a period of civil strife from about 1968 to 1998 when the Belfast Peace Agreement was signed–and who have since 1998 built and maintained the peace. In addition to studying this traumatic history, we experience the rich culture of Northern Ireland, studying it literature, languages, art, film, and music.