This semester, I had an archaeological field school at the site of one of the first colonizations in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. We learned basic field procedures as well as lab procedures for processing artifacts (we are still working in the lab currently). In the unit I worked on, we mostly found broken glass, nails and ceramic fragments. I am working on my 15 page paper/interpretation of my unit. Here are some photos from the site:

I am very happy that I had this opportunity to dig however I don’t feel as though I’m as prepared as I ‘should’ be to go on an actual dig. Hopefully, I will be able to find a project to be a part of next summer to learn more and gain more experience in the field.
The job outlook for archaeology is slim to none with a bachelor’s degree, a field school, and no other experience. This reality has been the cause of my recent panic and nearly rash decision to join a technical school for dental assisting. Why dental assisting? It’s a 9 month program with job security. However, maybe it’s out of pride but I wouldn’t be content with pushing back completion of my bachelor’s degree once again in pursuit of something that I know isn’t what I WANT to do with my life.
So, I’m going to make it work. Somehow. Some way. There’s a list about a mile long of things that I know that I don’t want to do with my life and as time goes by, I discover more and more of the things that I DO want to do with my life. It’ll be interesting to see how they fall into place like a well played game of Tetris. Because I’m determined that they do.