So I Google Earthed where I will be. Don't let this photo fool you I AM still in the middle of nowhere. This is a little patch of town life. surrounding this area in all directions are farms. Also, I lied when I said we were by the lake, we are by a river. my bad.
Alright so a closer look at what i will be doing. I will be learning about skeletal analysis in a problem-oriented context.I of course will be taking the beginner level course. While learning about bones I will also be learning about North American Archaeology. We will visit archaeological sites and research centers in the area and have archaeologist working in the area come talk with us.
I will have lectures everyday by Dr. Jane Buikstra from Arizona State University. she will teach us about skeletal anatomy; osteological techniques for age and sex estimation, paleopathology (this is the study of ancient/old diseases) and genetic relatedness. We will also get to study skeletal collections! (all of this is a summery of my syllabusss by the way)
My course work will be pretty intense. with 8 quizzes, 5 lab reports, and 1 presentation/final paper. (keep in mind this is over 6 weeks) anyway a typical day for me (according to this will look like this)...
6:15am meet for breakfast
7:30am return from breakfast
8:00am Class
10:00-10:15 break
more class
12:00-12:30 Lunch
12:30 back to class
2:00-2:15 break
more class
4:00 break before dinner
4:30 meet for dinner
6:00 return from dinner
7:00-9:00pm evening classes
Then homework and off to bed... I hope.
Saturdays end after lunch.
Alright that's my entry for today. Next up will probably what the heck is going through my head before I leave.
Stay Tuned!
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