by | Aug 6, 2018 | Research Blog
Leaving Turkey was really hard. This last month has been a truly amazing experience filled with great memories and valuable life lessons. I hated leaving my new friends and look forward to seeing many of them when I return to St. Olaf in September. But to tide...
by | Aug 1, 2018 | Research Blog
As our days here in Gazipasa come to their end, It becomes important to reflect on how this experience has been impactful and what has changed since I first got here to Turkey. Fortunately, for the most part, my original impressions remained true. I’ve also managed to...
by Gabrielle Lattery | Aug 1, 2018 | Research Blog
The 2018 excavation season at Antiochia ad Cragum will soon come to a close. This experience exceeded all of my expectations. Though I miss Oshkosh and my family, I am sorry to leave so soon. Time sure flies when you are an archaeologist in Turkey! This past month of...
by Clara Gambill | Aug 1, 2018 | Research Blog
Today, I gave in to the tourist trap and bought a leather bracelet with the evil eye on it. It’s staring at me as I write this, and I can’t help thinking that it’s just a little bit badass. I feel pretty dang strong with a cool black cuff around my wrist, and I bought...
by Clara Gambill | Aug 1, 2018 | Research Blog
Our month in Turkey has just flown by and I can’t believe that we only have one and a half dig days left. I feel like that it is not enough time, like there is still so much left to discover and so much left that I want to know. But I guess we have to leave something...
by Clara Gambill | Jul 31, 2018 | Research Blog
Over the last four weeks there have been some very interesting events that have happened. But through these four weeks I have learned many things about myself. After completing very hard work I have learned that when I set my mind to it I can get some crazy work done...
by | Jul 30, 2018 | Research Blog
Now that our time in Turkey is quickly drawing to a close, I want to reflect on some of the out-of-classroom learning all this dirt and sweat has brought about. Please excuse any spelling and grammatical errors below since this whole “learning” and “self-reflection”...
by Leah Ramsey | Jul 30, 2018 | Research Blog
This month in a nutshell: 13 young Americans, dozens of Turks, two semi-reliable busses, one cramped dig house, one washing machine, three pairs of dig shorts, six hours of sleep, one ever-changing acropolis, and me, hanging out somewhere in that dynamic, trying to...
by JuliAnne Rach | Jul 29, 2018 | Research Blog
I know it is pretty clichéd to talk about how a trip abroad completely changed your outlook on life or gave you some great personal insight, but I would be lying if I said it wasn’t true. This trip has challenged me in many ways and pushed me pretty far out of my...
by John McDaniel | Jul 29, 2018 | Research Blog
Since I write this with only a final few days left in Turkey, it seems like the appropriate time to reflect on all the things one should after a life-changing experience. While there’s much to be pensive about, perhaps that which is most important to me is reflecting...
