Category Stories

European Easter Extravaganza

It’s the Easter Holiday Spectacular! I had several weeks off work in mid-April, so I decided to spend ten days gallivanting across three European cities: Venice, Salzburg, and Amsterdam. I hadn’t originally planned to go to Venice, but some last-minute…

Blooming in Belfast

Work has been very busy in the last two weeks, which I am grateful for! I thrive when I have structure and a solid task list. We’ve had a full workshop schedule, with different age groups, ability levels, and locations.…

Stepping Into the Unknown

These past few weeks have felt like a blur — a mix of late nights, long to-do lists, and a lot of moments that have pushed me far outside my comfort zone. Between wrapping up my exhibition project and jumping…

Endless Celebration!

A lot has happened since my last update, so this will be a long one. Last weekend, I traveled to Amsterdam to meet up with my friend Elisabeth for our birthday (which was also Easter!). We had a wonderful weekend…

Phase Two: Asking

Over the past couple of months, I’ve had the privilege to sit down with people and ask some really big, and sometimes really hard, questions. Questions about what it was like during the war, what they think of Kosovo today,…

Beanbags & Barcelona

Work has been pretty unconventional since our unceremonious eviction from Connswater. My colleagues have been joking about how many weird tasks you end up doing when you work for an arts organization, and this move has definitely had us doing…

The Power of A Photograph

When I was little, one of my favorite things to do was sift through the bins of our family photographs. I’d sit with my mom and sisters, sorting baby pictures into piles, laughing at the hairstyles of the ’80s, and…

In A Beach Town, Finally!

Lately it’s felt like the start of summer in South England: clear blue skies, 20 degrees celsius, the sun beating down on the water. Everyone and their mother is out on days like these, and I’m grateful I get to…

Graduation and Getting Sick

It is that time of year when kids are moving on to their new grade. These last two weeks started with the five-year-olds graduating. Monday was their last day, so I did a music therapy session with them to celebrate.…

Spring is Reinvention!

We’ve officially entered our working from home era at Fighting Words! We’ll be remote for about a month before we transition into our new office space. I was worried that this interim period would be boring and lonely, but we’ve…