Back to UCD :) 20th Jan 2015

Today was my first day back since end November and glad to be back although I was not up as early as I had wanted to.  Nevertheless I got up made lasagne, hung up wet washing, stocked up the wood burner with wood and made myself some porridge with honey and fruit.  Gosh was I shocked last night watching a program about the amount of sugar in all our foods.  It sure is awful what food companies are doing to us and even though its on packets whats in food how many of us actually read those labels.

I was out the door by 11.30 and in the library at 12.00 courtesy of my trusty bike.  Did an hours reading prep for lecture at 2-4 and then met a friend for coffee (not planned but nice all the same).
Then headed to lecture at 1.45.  It was fascinating.  It was about travellers, rights and nomadism and is being held by a phd student from UL (University Limerick) herself a traveller.  I really had my eyes opened to the rascism and inequality that is meted out to travellers in every area of life.  For example it is hard to believe in this day and age that the life expectancy of a male traveller is 9.9 years LESS than a settled male.  Unbelievable.

Anyhow really enjoyed it and finished off class with a photo as this was an historic occasion - the first lecture on travellers in UCD given by travellers so it is nice to be part of something historic.

Home at 4.30 and back to normal feeding the troops :)

Image courtesy of http://www.ict.mic.ul.ie/

Namaste
Marie.