#zarstudies

I finished up a good draft of my SAA presentation yesterday and sent it to my advisors from undergrad. Hopefully they don’t send it back with too many corrections. Today I’m visiting AMNH with a friend which we be busy but fun. Hopefully we can make it into a planetarium show! I also want to read some more of Emily Wilson’s translation of the Odyssey and read up on Teotihuacan for a skype call with my could-be future advisor!

Ever since returning from the field, I have been very productive and diligent to my schedule. This morning I was not, but instead of seeing it as wasted time I want to accept that my brain and body needed that extra hour sitting in bed watching youtube to catch up and be prepared for the long day ahead. I’m attempting to change my mindset this year to treat the time I spend not working as important as the time I do spend working.

A perfect fall consists of leaves, tea, and books.

I have no idea what number I’m actually on. I’ve been traveling these past two weeks which has left me exhausted. However, with classes starting next week I really need to get things started again. I bought a bunch of anthropological theory books this weekend at Powell’s in Portland and I can’t wait to get stuck in! I hope everyone feels prepared for this semester!

3 days into the new semester and I’m getting into the swing of things. Having to be at university from 7:30 to 5 has been a bit exhausting but I’m getting a lot of stuff done. Today I finished my first map for my GIS class. Didn’t run into any issues but everyone warns me that GIS is hell so we’ll see how the semester progresses!