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I bought a kayak! It's very pretty. It's a solo, sit-in kayak, and it's blue and white like waves. I want to name it, but I'm not sure what. I'm thinking either "the Dawn Treader" because I use it mostly in the mornings and a shout-out to CS Lewis is always great, or "Halcyon Breeze," because it's a Greek, nautical name and it matches the color of ( Read more... )

These are the degrees that I want:

B.A., English and Ancient Studies

M.Ed

M.A., Anthropology and Archaeology

M.A., Religious Studies

Ph.D., Religious Studies and Biblical Archaeology

I don't want to graduate ( Read more... )

Yay for recommendations! I have two now. I asked prof Collette today and she was like 'I'd be happy to!' and she told me what to give her, etc. So that was good ( Read more... )

I am trying to come up with a profound reason that I want to go on the Rome trip for the application, since really it's pretty obvious. Here's what I've got so far ( Read more... )

"Ithaka" by CP Cavafy
( ITHAKA )

Xristos anesti!

Happy easter everyone.

"[Classics] is the first subject we do in life entirely for its own sake. A degree at university in Classics leads to almost any job in the world. It gives one a disinterestedness in the study of any subject. Disinterestedness is NOT being uninterested. Quite the opposite: it is a love of studying without any practical result intended - and it ( Read more... )