Hi! My name is Gabi and I use they/them pronouns. My major is Writing For Film and Television and my minor is history. While I have not formally taken Peace Studies or Communication courses, I have found that similar themes have shown up in my history classes. An example of this is the class HIST 215 Israel-Palestine, which goes in depth about conflict through time and strategies to pursue peace. I was attracted to this study abroad course because of the history involved in conflict resolution, specifically pertaining to The Troubles and how the political climate evolved to what we see today. From this course, I hope to gain more knowledge of the history of Ireland, as well as understand how conflict resolution strategies have played a part in the successes and flaws in the current state of peace in the region. I look forward to the challenge of receiving the stories of both sides on equal footing, as it is an essential part of history and understanding how they came to the ceasefire that has been in place for decades.