Why do I hurt?

Thus far, Turkey has been nothing short of amazing!  However, I have come to realize that this kind of marvelous can come with a price.  From the plants, to the rocks, to the wildlife, and finally to the sea, everything is out to get you.  But not in the Australia...

Week 2

The first full week of excavating is now behind us. Muscles are sore and our trenches are becoming deep. A few interesting features have been uncovered in the last few days, which I will talk about later. We have settled into our work areas for the reminder of the dig...

Anamur

Today was another returning because it was today that the group visited Anamur, quite possibly my favorite site. Maybe because it is one of the most intact sites, it has a massive necropolis, a significant bath, a theater, multiple pieces of mosaic, and my personal...

Independence and Collaboration

Our first full work week has come and gone, and although we’ve only been here for a week and a half, I feel like we’ve been in Turkey much longer than that. The other students and I have, for the most part, acclamated well to our new surroundings and our...

A Study in Charcoal

Right now I’m sitting in a restaurant run by an expat, eating a cheeseburger and looking at a decorative drawing of Sherlock Holmes. First of all, not what you’d expect from a trip to Turkey, is it? But more to the point, the drawing of Sherlock Holmes reminded me of...

Learning by Doing

Do you remember how in elementary or maybe middle school, when they had everyone take a little quiz to determine what kind of learner you are? Visual, auditory, etc.? Well, I have always been a tactile and kinetic learner. I was the girl in your science lab group who...