I'm graduating this May with majors in anthropology, history, and English lit, and a minor in religious studies (FYI, I also came to OU from high school with a ton of transfer credit). I'm hoping to be able to start in an M.A. program next fall in folklore and historic preservation. My goal is to work at a museum or historic site; currently I'm an undergrad assistant in the Archaeology Department at Sam Noble. The most interesting thing I did this summer was a month-long field school at the Berry Site in western North Carolina, which had both a 16th-century Native American town and a 1560s Spanish fort. It's still a little bizarre to me to imagine Spanish conquistadors walking around the North Carolina mountains, but there's chain mail and pottery at the site to prove it!
Speaking of North Carolina, that's where I grew up. I'm looking forward to returning to the Southeast, and especially to proximity near the Appalachians (that's App-a-LA-chan, not App-a-LAY-shan) after graduating. Probably the least interesting thing I did this summer was move with my family to New London, with a population of exactly 600. I have to drive a ways to do anything besides sit in my house, but otherwise I like the quietness of the town and the close-knit community.
Wow, Susanna, I think you may be the first triple-major I have met, which is a testimony to you and to your love of books. I'm a bookworm too, and one of the things I am excited about this semester is trying to get people to see reading as a creative adventure of its own. People in class get excited about the idea of "creative writing" because they realize that it is different than the kind of writing they do in other classes... and now I would like to get people to realize that there is such a thing as "creative reading" too, which is different from the skim and summarize type of reading that is such a big part of college life.
ReplyDeleteYour Genny is so cute too! I like the idea of archaeology of centuries ago... and also the archaeology of finding a cat under the deck of the new house. You will get to meet the growth mindset cats this semester: that is also something new this year, and they were a big hit last fall. I think having the cats around, even just in virtual form, has been very relaxing for everybody. Especially me. :-)
Hello, Susanna! Thank you for sharing a little info about yourself. Just like Laura, you are the first triple-major I have met as well. You mustn't be kidding when you said that you came to OU with a ton of credits. I am jealous! You must have developed focus and dedication at an early age. New London sounds like a place I would like to go! A population of 600 sounds just about my size. I can see how it could be a little small for others who like life to be a little busier.
ReplyDeleteHi Susanna! I too am an avid reader that has been sidelined thanks to college. I prefer more murder mysteries/suspense novels with the occasional humor book thrown in. That sounds like an amazing field trip. I bet you got pictures of just breath taking scenery. Good luck with your M.A. program and in this class!
ReplyDeleteHi Susanna! Thanks for commenting on one of my posts. I found it humorous that you kindly show cased the pronunciation of the Appalachian Mountains for everyone's knowledge. I also say it wrong, however I shall now be an advocate of telling people how to correctly pronounce it. I also like the picture of your cat. I wish you good luck in your M.A. program as well and look for to reading more of your posts. Thanks for posting.
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Susanna,
ReplyDeleteMy name is Andrew. I also like reading, some of my favorite authors are Cormac McCarthy and Raymond Chandler. I highly suggest both No Country for Old Men and Killer in the Rain, respectively. I also have experience with towns so small it becomes a bad thing, many of my family members are from Shell, Wyoming, a town with no more than 100 people. Good luck with your final semester of undergrad.
Andrew
Hello, Susie!
ReplyDeleteI think it’s adorable that your name shows up as Susie Bookworm. I was always called a bookworm in school, so I can totally relate! Reading is one of my favorite things, although our tastes on books diverge just a bit—I’m more of a fantasy girl myself, but I have been known to enjoy the occasional science fiction book.
I am so impressed by your array of majors! I thought I was doing good just to make it through school with one. I actually really love all of the majors you chose! I think I would have been just as happy as a english or history major as I am as a psychology student; history especially is a passion of mine. I bet your field school trip was awesome! I am actually thinking about applying for a similar program this summer just for fun.
I LOVE your kitty! He (she) is so cute! My kitty is probably six or seven pounds now, which is quite a bit larger than the 14 ounces he was when I got him.
So nice getting to know you! I hope you have an awesome semester.
Hello, Susanna,
ReplyDeleteI really like your blog name, SusieBookworm. It is really impressive that you will be graduating with three different majors, plus a minor. I like it how to stressed on pronouncing Appalachian Mountains. Yes, most people do not get that right, like me. Best of luck on your goals. Plus, It is always nice to meet different people. Good Luck!
Hi Susanna!
ReplyDeleteYou will definitely be getting your reading on this semester with we will be reading in our capstone class! Thank you for clarifying how to say Appalachian. :P I get into interesting debates on how to pronounce it with people here in Oklahoma. You definitely did more interesting things than me this summer! I would have loved to be in the mountains all summer. I plan to spend a lot of time hiking some of the trails in the southwestern portion of Virginia.
I love your cat. Don't be surprised if I ask about Genny a lot. My level of cat lady is so embarrassing. I want a black cat so badly. Genny looks just like Toothless from How to Train Your Dragon!
I look forward to reading your stories and seeing you a lot this semester!
Great having you as my assigned partner this week!
ReplyDeleteI love my fellow bookworms. Based on your tastes, might I suggest Station Eleven by Emily Saint Jon Mandel. I just finished it, and it seems right up your alley (fringe religious group, post-apocalyptic setting, Shakespearean elements, rich characters) it was fantastic.
I had no clue about conquistadors being in North Carolina. ANd you have also enlightened me to the fact that I have been pronouncing AppaLAchian wrong my entire life, so thank you for that.
This summer I visited some pueblo historic sites in New Mexico, and it was magical. Just imagining an extinct cultures way of life, hundred of years ago, was a truly humbling experience. I think it's great that you've made capturing this feeling a career. I hope you enjoy my writing!
Susanna,
ReplyDeleteSo great to meet you! That’s awesome you love to read so much. Unfortunately, I don’t have that same desire for books, although I wish I did. Occasionally I find a few novels which really catch my attention. Wow that’s so great you are graduating with so many majors and a minor! It doesn’t surprise me; however, I find that people who read a lot are insanely bright. I wish you all the best for this last undergraduate semester, Susanna!
Wow, what an impressive list of majors. I admire your passion for history and preservation. There are not many people like you interesting in such specific things, but we do need you!
ReplyDeleteAlso, what would be your recommendation for books? I love to read, and I am always looking for people's suggestions because I find a lot of great reads that way.
Nice to meet you!
Hi, Susanna, nice to meet you! Congrats on graduating this semester--I think you also saw in my intro that I am also graduating.
ReplyDeleteI love your name "susiebookworm"! Especially since I am also a book lover! What an interesting genre that you read! I'll have to check some of those out, as I haven't read any thing in those genres.
Also, you major is so cool! I actually majored in anthropology and was going to take up archeology, however. I discovered that what I really wanted to do was WRITE, thus my major, professional writing. Either way Anthropology is such a cool subject and should provide ample inspiration for stories!
Susanna,
ReplyDeleteIt is nice to meet you. You are graduating with majors in anthropology, history and English Lit. and a minor in religious studies! wow!!! How do you that? I wish you all the best for your future career and congratulations on your graduation. I believe you will do great with your major and minors. I hope you succeed in your goal and be working at a museum or historic site.
It is nice to meet you SusieBookworm! I didn’t ever read for fun until college started, but my classes keep me so busy that I can’t read during the semesters either. Completing three majors and a minor is super impressive even if you came into college with a ton of hours. That has to take a lot of work. I think your career goals sound like a great plan. Keep up the hard work!
ReplyDeleteIt is nice to meet you Susanna! I am jealous that you are getting to graduate this semester. That is awesome, congrats! I have not been to North Carolina but I have wanted to go there for sometime. Last summer my girlfriend and I went to South Carolina to visit Charleston. I wish you luck in your future in the real world!
ReplyDeleteHi Susanna! Just finished reading your introduction and I saw that you are majoring in anthropology, history, and English lit, and a minor in religious studies. That is amazing, you must have worked really hard to get to this point. I hope the best for you in the M.A. program. I also saw the picture of Genny, such a cute cat. Good luck after college!
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ReplyDeleteWow! You are a very impressive girl! Triple major?! Make that Triple Threat! I think it is great that you know what you are passionate about and that you have been able to pursue those passions. I think that historic preservation is so interesting and it is absolutely something that needs to be done. People these days seem to be so wasteful and neglecting when it comes to the things of the past!
Good luck to you in all of your endeavors!
Nice to meet you, Susanna!
ReplyDeleteYou sound like a total nerd, and I mean that in the most admiring way possible. :)
It's so cool that you've managed to pursue so many interests during your time at college, and apparently find success in all of them! I love history, so I think your career goal is totally fascinating and absolutely vital.
Good luck with the rest of your semester!
Hi Susanna!
ReplyDeleteIt has finally come around for me to get to be in a group with you! Yay! (We are in another class together) I like your colorful page on your blog! I had no idea what Contra dancing is, so thank you for sharing the video. Actually, I kinda did know, but I did not know what it is called. Your kitty is so cute! Congrats on graduating soon! I hope it all works out with your plans and you get your dream job!
Hi Susanna,
ReplyDeleteI am glad to meet you! I am not a big bookworm but I love a good read. You have a lot of majors! That is extremely impressive! I don’t see how that’s possible! Im sure you’re happy you graduate in May! I love your cat. I once had a cat that looked just like that! I hope to continue reading more of your stories.
Susanna, Your Introduction blog title made me laugh – Introduction to a Bookworm. I am quite a bookworm as well! Unfortunately, with all my schoolwork and being in eighteen hours, it is hard to find the time! How do you do it? I cannot believe you have three majors and a minor – once again, how do you have the time?! I am so impressed, and congratulations on your graduation!
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