by Nora Daly (Temple University)
I THINK THE BEST PART ABOUT ANY TRIP is the element of vulnerability you have to your new environment. Like a small child you experience the feeling of awe and amazement at the world around you; smells, tastes and the sensation of a different wind can ignite a powerful desire to explore and capture this new setting on film as well as your precious frames of memory.
Since being in Armagh, I have seen a part of the world that is perpetually changing, where the whitest clouds piled high in the sky fall into the darkest bodies of a coming storm. Here in this ancient town we have enjoyed the beauty of this foreign scenery, with its distant rolling hills, modest streets, and beautiful sunshine that leaks through the stained glass of the commanding cathedrals. Within this first week I have encountered many inquisitive locals and watched mothers move busily through the streets, in and out of shops as their children tag closely alongside, a delivery man collecting a load of beautifully arranged bouquets from the flower shop as well as the small crowds that gather along the sidelines of a local Camogie match.
Awe & Amazement
