The presentation by the Professor of Anthropology really opened my eyes to what an anthropologist studying ancient culture would actually study or research. Before hand I thought that most of the anthropologists job was deciphering a civilizations cultures though texts and objects found by archeologists, I was unaware that there was a component of an anthropology that involved going into the field like this professor had. he also mentioned that he had done work living with the locals and learn about there culture by living with them. that is some of the work that I have been interested in doing for awhile. I love being immersed in other cultures, and learning how fundamentally similar we are but how completely different some aspects of our lives and cultures can be.
I am really glad that he mentioned the struggle that accompany being at a high level of the academic pyramid, and finding a job that pays well enough to pay for student loans. I thought that it was awesome that he was passionate enough about the material that he was studying to stick with it. I also though the fact that he had done some consulting on movies that I had seen. at times like these I realize what a small world we live in and what great minds and resources we have at this wonderful university.
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