Week Two: The Battle Against Taş

This second week in Turkey on this site has really made me feel like I can do this work and not just barely scrape by day after day after day.  I’ve really been trying to push my limits physically and to soak up all of the information that my peers and superiors are...

It is boiling in Turkey

I often have little more to say about myself and more about the dig site (Acropolis) and archeology, but as required, I’ll talk about myself and the conditions I faced during my first week at the dig site. First and foremost, it is boiling in Turkey. It is so hot that...

Week 1 — A full mind/body experience.

At this point in the internship, I have had time to think, work, and reflect, all of which have been fruitful endeavors. The work of the internship, the physical work, has been truly enjoyable. I love working in the sun and heat, wearing myself out digging. It is...

The First Week: tiring yet rewarding.

If I could sum this first week into a couple of words, it would be tiring yet rewarding.  Even though this first week at the dig site has mainly been removing rocks and troublesome roots -looking at you Jerry, Dave, and Steve- and my unit has not really found anything...

First week here

Gazipasa is hot and humid, with a piercing sun. That much is made immediately clear your first trek outside of the Dig House. There is no discrepancy between the weather described to me by others before my arrival and the way that the weather is. There is a...