And so the semester two begins! My lecturer says that this reading will only take 2-3 hours, but it’s 4 chapters worth of reading so I’m not too sure about that. I probably already spent at least 3 hours on this, and I’m not even halfway done. Then need to do reading for my Environmental Psychology module, and make some sort of progress with my research project. I think I will be able to start collecting data soon, so that will be exciting!

Also, I finally have a lamp for my desk so no more burning of candles for the sake of being able to see!

I’m actually sad that once I finish this essay, I will be done with this module. Learning about an evolutionary perspective for psychology really shifted my whole worldview on the subject :) also, kudos to Randolph M. Nesse for writing his book which literally answers my essay question 

08.01.19 ~ 13/150 Days of Productivity

Second day back at Cam & a full day of revision to be done!

Honestly finding it quite hard to focus because it’s rather monotonous, but has to be done. Getting increasingly worried for mocks as I run out of time. But we struggle through!

Listening to London Grammar while working

~Scribbles x

04.01.19 ~ 10/150 Days of Productivity

Trying to revise & plan a holiday is impossible & stressful I don’t recommend.

Finished a book on the growth of stability by our main man Plumb. Need to do a lot tomorrow to catch up though (plus pack to go back to Cam!).

I’ll see ya’ll tomorrow!

~Scribbles x

From a while ago before I got my new laptop ☺️

Just another day trying to motivate myself to finish the chapter

And like that, it’s the second week

Here is a time lapse of me taking quick notes while reading so I can go back and take notes a lot faster on my iPad. I managed to get my beta fish in the background while studying. I love watching him swim while I study. and he likes to look at me

Update for anyone who cares or happens to read this:

This semester is already flying the f* by! I’m in my second week and am starting to get the hang of things (I hope). I guess we’ll find out as time goes by. I need to get startered on my resume for a job (hopefully my 2nd job) and on my personal statement for my grad. School application. If anyone has any advice about that, that would be great

NEW SERIES

I’ve gotten several messages asking about studying in Aberdeen and in the UK in general (which are always very welcome!), so I thought I would start a new series in which I chat a bit about my experience and answer some questions.

I’ll start off with one of the most common question I get:

WHY DID YOU DECIDE TO GO TO THE UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN?

To give a bit of background, I am from the United States and have no family in or any personal connection with the UK. So choosing to study abroad may seem like an odd choice. To be quite honest, I never had a strong desire to study in Scotland; the opportunity arose and I thought: why not? Looking back on my decision, I probably should have thought more about it, though I don’t regret it for a second. Moving to a foreign country is difficult (cultural differences, currency change, distance from loved ones, etc.) but it is so worth it.

One thing that drew me to Aberdeen Uni was the linguistics department. I was lucky enough to meet one of the lecturers on a tour of the campus, Dr Robert Millar, and from there on I was sold. I have honestly loved every single one of my lecturers. And it doesn’t hurt that it is one of the best linguistics departments in the UK after Oxbridge.

Aberdeen Uni also has a beautiful campus. There are, like most unis, plenty of ugly, brutalist buildings but they’re made up for by King’s College and Sir Duncan Rice Library, amongst several others. Its nearby to the beach and Seaton Park, so you’re not entirely surrounded by ‘city.’ At the heart of Old Aberdeen, Aberdeen Uni is away from the bustling madness of the city centre, but not so far that you can’t enjoy the museums, shops, and restaurants that line Union Street. Is Aberdeen the prettiest city in Scotland? Probably not. It has a great deal of gray buildings and is primarily an industrial city. But there is also a great deal of beauty in it as well (as I hope my blog attests to!).

In short, would I recommend Aberdeen Uni? Absolutely!

04.03.2021

lil summary sheet on blood cells

I’m interested in knowing what you guys are up to!!

As I enter the final term of my masters degree and begin writing my dissertation, I’m also starting to think about what my life will look like in the next couple years after graduation, and what/where I want to start planning and applying to for future experiences. Would love to hear about what you guys are up to, whether that’s in the realm of anthro/archaeology or something completely different!

Share with me your stress, accomplishments, uncertainties, and plans! Take this time to brag about what you’ve been doing, because we all deserve to feel good about our accomplishments!

Feel free to share, comment, or dm!

<3

What I’ve been up to lately:

I’m in the last term of classes for my MSc in Archaeological Information Systems, will start writing my dissertation very soon/have done a bit of research for it. Currently waiting on news from Fulbright about doing research in Cambodia for the 2019-2020 year on the site that I’m currently researching. Will be co-directing a project in Cambodia this Spring. Planning on doing a Phd, will depend on how the Fulbright turns out/ where that leads. Currently learning Japanese in hopes of living in Japan for a couple years in the future. Would love to make this relevant to what I’m doing in Digital Archaeology if I can.

Big plans & exciting things coming up!

Grad Students going back to school this Fall!

What has your university told you about the upcoming term with COVID? Will you be on campus? Online? 

Mine (North America) has not made any final decisions yet, but it looks like undergrad will be online and grad school students will be on campus? Thoughts?

Edit** 5/27 update: We were sent a housing application yesterday

A few weeks later, but your girl has finally graduated! I made it. School was frying my brain and I was sick and tired of the administration, the people, the faculty…beyond over it. I was ready to leave as soon as I got back Fall 2016. But beyond that fact, I grew as an individual and picked up new skills and met tons of people in the past two years of undergrad, which I will never regret. Hopefully someday curate into something big, something cool. But nevertheless, its over, and I am very hype for the next chapter: T A I W A N. Click that link to see my new blog and read more on what I am doing there.

I will still be posting here, but I will dedicate this blog more to personal stories along with other random posts I decide to write along the way.

So get ready, for another long written post of adventures to come. I have exactly 3 weeks until departure and here are some things I need to accomplish before I leave:

• Build a computer for my mother
• VisitArtechouse
• Attend a Bicycle spinningclass
• Visit the Doctor
• Visit the Dentist
• Visit the Eye Doc
• Obtain my Driver’s License?
• Backup my files
• Create Hair Product Mixture
• Invest in Travel Credit Card?
• Buy a new camera?
• Update Website

Sat outside to do some work yesterday because it’s finally nice here! Today’s the last day of classes for the semester (though I have a dress rehearsal tomorrow and no classes today) and it feels like there’s a lot to get done

I’ve been putting things off because every time I turn something in it makes the fact that I’ll be graduating in just over a week more real and that’s very scary but everything’s due so it’s time to put in the work and get ready to be done!