Classes started last Thursday, so by now I've had each class at least once. It's really bizarre to be back in school after taking such a long break, and it's been quite difficult to force myself back into be-quiet-and-pay-attention mode. I'm enrolled in three classes this semester: "Man & Sea" (human interaction with the ocean throughout history), "Archaeological Management" (federal and international legislation applying to archaeology), and "Methods in Archaeology" (mapping, modeling, global positioning, etc).
As classes go into full swing and I settle into a routine (more or
less), I'm predicting that noteworthy anecdotes will become fewer and
farther between. No one wants to hear about my presentation on Bronze-Age ship construction in Egypt for "Man & Sea" (although if you do, you're in for a real treat: I can expertly describe unpegged mortise-and-tenon jointing styles, internal transverse lashing to avoid hull penetration, and shell-first formation that characterized Egyptian boat construction at the time!).
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