school in la

Been back in Louisiana 20 days now, going to class every day. I got moved to the new apartment, just down the street. After summer session is over, I plan to upload my photos from the trip.
xoxo
m

happy days

we have now found lots of bones, but no good graves. every muscle in my body hurts, and i think my hip has a hairline fracture from a fall into the pit. we have completed the first trench and are half way down in the seccond one. my group is awesome and we´re totally beating the other team. we have entered a ¨sexy archaeology team¨contest and we´re using all of my ideas. scarry I know. the food is still amazing and everyone here says i´m loosing weight. perhapse I should spend more time here.lol. two more weeks to go.
xoxo m

graves found

If I could, I would have brought you all with me. The food is so amazing there aren´t words. The weather sucks- it´s been cold and rainy. The Canadian and I love it. The Brit thinks she could have stayed home and everyone else thinks the welcome packet lied.

We have found 3 poor graves so far, lots of marbles, and what I fear is only the begining of pottery shards. I hate pottery. no. I hate shards. I have cleaned more shards than any one person ever should. We as a collective have stopped saving anything less than 1¨ squared from the dirt because then we have to clean it. It sucks. Few bones so far, but I have recognized a number of cranial sutures, so that´s good.

Time for tapas
love m-

i saw sheep

Success.
I am in Spain, with my group, on site. It is amazingly beautiful here and you all should be jealous. I have seen real sheep herders, herding their sheep. The site is layed out and ready for us to begin digging this afternoon. I love siesta!!!!!!!! My Spanish is poorer than I had anticipated, but I´m making out ok. I miss you all soooo much. I expect to only be online once a week. I have purchased a phone card, but I am 7 hours ahead of La. and 10 hours ahead of Ak so I doubt I´ll be calling too much.
DIG!!! be a good boy and no chewing.
PS the wine here is AMAZING!!!!!!

off today

Ok, last time. I officially start my adventure today. I love and miss all of you.
m

24 hours

well i'm almost out of here. 24 hours to take off. everything is packed except my butt. Dig is going to the sitter's today, and last lunch with Larissa. the house is a mess and just hope *somebody* is going to clean for me while i'm gone. i do need to clean tiggy's box but otherwise, i'm ready to go. no makeup. desert boots. torn up jeans. Spain here I come.

For my mother and MaryBeth, who called and made fun of me for the blog site. In order to tell if an item foune is a bone or not, an archaeologist licks it. if the item stiks, it's a bone, if not, then it's probably a rock. That's where the blog label comes from. Get your mind out of the gutter!
xoxo
m