This morning, we had the pleasure of experiencing Dublin’s literary education non-profit Fighting Words firsthand. Education Coordinator, Jean, walked us through Fighting Words’ mission (based on Dave Eggers’ 826 Valencia project), and a raucous sample exercise, in which students improvised a brief scene, collectively composed…

We capped our first night in Ireland off with a scenic cruise down the grand canal.  Our group had a relaxing evening of dinner and sight seeing aboard the canal boat, Dublin, where we enjoyed dinner and each other’s company.  We passed through four locks, three…

Success! After a red-eye flight that was somehow both too quick for proper sleep and too long for comfort, Team Writing in Ireland arrived safely to gray skies and the friendly face of our Early Leader, Patrick. We set up camp at our hostel, enjoyed…

We’ve received word from the leaders that the group has arrived in Ireland.