Academically speaking I am a fourth year Anthropology
major at the University of Victoria. This year I am the Anthropology Co-op
Student Rep and I have completed three separate co-op work terms. Originally I transferred
to the university to study Environmental Studies and I was going to pair that
major with Anthropology. As I took more and more Anthropology courses I
realized where my true interests lie.
Last year I took some time away from UVic to study at
North Island College where I became a certified drafter. This year I am taking
electives outside of the Anthropology department, primarily in the Phoenix (or
rather the Theatre Department). Recently I have fallen in love with Costume and
Set designing and, I’ve realized just how well they fit with Anthropology. Currently
I am assisting in costume design for the upcoming show ‘Reasons to be Pretty’
which opens in February J.
I have heard a lot of great things about the Anthropology
of Death course. The topic has been one that I’ve always been interested in. And
if you have read my previous post then you may understand why I think that it’s
an important course for me to take, especially right now. The day of our first
class was the day of my Great Uncles funeral service. Unfortunately I was
unable to attend because it was taking place in another province and because I
had class. But from what I understand the service or rather the part after the
service, was like a big family picnic (in January). It’s kind of nice/interesting
that the way my family marks/celebrates death is through an event that is
similar to one that happens every other summer.
On a personal note I love tea, I’m trying to teach myself
Gaelic (hence analaich), I enjoy reading E.E. Cummings, and one of my favorite
quotes (which is not by E.E. Cummings) is as follows:
“When faced with two choices, simply toss a coin, It
works not because it settles the question for you but because in that brief
moment when the coin is in the air, you suddenly know what you are hoping for.”
Until then,
A
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