Blog 3: Return

As stressful as it always is traveling from Vescovado di Murlo to Rome for my flight home, I end up enjoying the opportunity to sit and wait an hour for my connecting train. I am traveling alone so while I have one eye on all my bags, I am also watching the local Italians sit at the platform across from me. As an Anthropology major who spent her entire summer working with Classicists and talking about Italian history, I love spending the last few days here studying the Italian culture of today. I have picked up a little Italian during my stay but I have yet to become anywhere close to fluent. There are several couples sitting with me and I am reminded of the difference between the United States and Italy regarding public displays of affection.

Leaving the Roma Airport

I already miss being on site, covered in dirt and sweat, discovering artifacts, and recording them. I loved the work I did this summer and I loved being able to teach others about it. I have already told the site director that I plan on returning next summer and that I am excited to catch up with them at archaeological conferences throughout the year. We plan on talking about my future graduate school plans and how to best prepare myself for the application process. I am confident that my summer at the Poggio Civitate Archaeological site working as a trenchmaster will look fantastic on my resume and that it will exponentially raise my chances of getting into a fantastic graduate program.