Monday, June 7, 2010

well can you?

I've started this blog to chronicle what I hope to be will be the best yet adventure of my young -and mostly unadventurous life.

On June 27th I'm leaving Canada for the first time on my own, to spend what I expect to be a magical six weeks in Vescovado di Murlo, Italy as a part of the Poggio Civitate Archaeological Project 2010 Field Season. I think it will not only be an amazing learning experience but also a much needed change of pace from life at home (and the six day work weeks I've done to fund my adventure!)

I've always had a interest in history and since I started university I've held a growing passion for Classical Studies. Finding a place on this dig is a dream come true and the fact that, in spending my summer studying Etruscan culture first hand, I will get credit for two courses in my Archaeology degree program is a rather delightful cherry on top!

A pretty cool thing about this particular dig is that it has been going on since the 70s and it was actually the first dig that one of my favorite professors participated in! I didn't actually know she had worked there until I asked her for a letter of reference, I had done some research on various field opportunities and Poggio Civitate came out on the top of my list of schools - though my professor's glowing review of her summer at Murlo did much to fire my excitement for the dig

I often have the best of intentions when starting journals at critical points in my life and yet never manage to capture my life with any continuing consistency. My addiction to the internet, however, has been a staple in my life for many years now which leads me to believe that a blog is likely my best chance to gather my thoughts and experiences as I think and experience them.

as a final note: the inspiration for the rather pun-y nature of my blog url is this pin my mother bought for me as a child which I wear with pride (as can be seen by its various scuffs and scrapes). So far in my life the double meaning of the joke has not been real, but, excitingly soon I will be able to say I literally 'dig' archaeology


so, here's to what I hope is the first of many posts about my summer under the Etruscan sun!

-Anna

1 comment:

  1. I had that printed on a sweathshirt when I was at MUN.

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