Hello from Croatia!
Well, it's been about thirteen million years since I've posted on this thing and a lot has happened.
Nothing life changing (though I do have a brand new niece and I've finished the coursework portion of my phd work), but I am taking the trip of a mid-life time! The Society for Medical Anthropology meeting was in Tarragona, Spain this year and I used that as an excuse to make myself take advantage of this weird lull between coursework and the start of my dissertation fieldwork.
So I started in Barcelona, went to Tarragona, flew to Rome for five days, took the train to Ancona and an overnight ferry to Split, Croatia where I spent a really relaxing and awesome 5 days. If anyone needs a vacation rental recommendation for Split, the apartment I was in was fantastic. (https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/868468). I highly recommend Croatia.
Now I'm in Zagreb awaiting my train tomorrow for Budapest! I'm in the one hostel I'm scheduled to stay at and it is actually really nice! It's a converted house which is huge but paradoxically cozy. The people have been friendly, but I really appreciate having my own space at this age.
After Budapest I'm off to Vienna, Brno, Krakow, Breslau, Prague, and finally ending up in Berlin for another work thing. Then to Seattle to see friends and family before heading to Ketchikan for more family. And after that, I need to get back to Philadelphia so I can study up for my oral exams so I can advance to candidacy.
How is everyone? I do read my friendslist everyday!
Nothing life changing (though I do have a brand new niece and I've finished the coursework portion of my phd work), but I am taking the trip of a mid-life time! The Society for Medical Anthropology meeting was in Tarragona, Spain this year and I used that as an excuse to make myself take advantage of this weird lull between coursework and the start of my dissertation fieldwork.
So I started in Barcelona, went to Tarragona, flew to Rome for five days, took the train to Ancona and an overnight ferry to Split, Croatia where I spent a really relaxing and awesome 5 days. If anyone needs a vacation rental recommendation for Split, the apartment I was in was fantastic. (https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/868468). I highly recommend Croatia.
Now I'm in Zagreb awaiting my train tomorrow for Budapest! I'm in the one hostel I'm scheduled to stay at and it is actually really nice! It's a converted house which is huge but paradoxically cozy. The people have been friendly, but I really appreciate having my own space at this age.
After Budapest I'm off to Vienna, Brno, Krakow, Breslau, Prague, and finally ending up in Berlin for another work thing. Then to Seattle to see friends and family before heading to Ketchikan for more family. And after that, I need to get back to Philadelphia so I can study up for my oral exams so I can advance to candidacy.
How is everyone? I do read my friendslist everyday!