Holiday
Rest & Recovery
Posted by Mark in Archaeology & Ancient History on January 22, 2017
My portfolio for the level 2 Interpreting Archaeological Evidence module has been submitted on time. Due to various events like Christmas, my daughters wedding and a three week illness however, I put myself under immense time pressure to finish. When I say finish, I mean an assignment that I am happy with. The weekend before submission for […]
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Level two, year three, onwards and upwards!
Posted by Mark in Archaeology & Ancient History on November 4, 2016
Hi everyone, it was nice to get feedback recently that my blogs have helped at least one person to decide to study Archaeology at Leicester. Summer has well and truly gone and darkness draws in. My 0530-0630 morning study sessions now feel like the middle of the night! October also brings the start of level […]
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Essays, holidays and digs!
Posted by Mark in Archaeology & Ancient History on September 11, 2016
Well the summer has been and almost gone and it has been really busy.I had the Post Medieval module to study from June which I found very interesting. The problem however, was that I also work full time and needed to fit in: 1. Our holidays and 2. A field school; not to mention being on call from work for […]
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From Cruises to Cemeteries
Posted by Mark in Archaeology & Ancient History on July 16, 2016
We have now been back from our holidays for a week. The holiday feeling may be disappearing but, the memories will last forever. We did two back to back cruises and visited Corfu, Koper, Venice, Split, Dubrovnik, Kotor, Chania, Mykonos, Kusadasi, Athens and Olympia. A superb time was had and I was also able to […]
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Work, rest and play
Posted by Mark in Archaeology & Ancient History on June 13, 2016
We, DL Students have now resumed our studies after having May off. I say off but, I find it hard, if not impossible to get out of the study routine. I was up and in the study at 0530 am most mornings before work and I have managed to teach myself the rudiments of ArcGIS which I find […]
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Keep on keepin’ on
Posted by Mark in Archaeology & Ancient History on May 24, 2016
Since my last blog, the major occurrence has been the birth of twins, Ted and Daisy to my eldest daughter Michelle and her partner Henry. All are well, which now makes six grandchildren for my wife, Louise and I. The last module, Medieval Archaeology, has finished with a good essay result and I am now looking forward […]
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Spending My 21st Birthday In Malta
Posted by Shannon A in Archaeology & Ancient History on April 30, 2016
In a couple of days I will be turning the big two one (21). I know we all say it but I really cannot believe that in a few days I will be old enough to drink in America and be receiving gifts like the metaphorical ‘key to the door’. What is even more surprising […]
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The Triumphant Trio’s Travels
Posted by Shannon A in Archaeology & Ancient History on April 28, 2016
A few weeks ago I was lucky enough to be visited by two of my closest friend from Leicester. Andy and Harry, like myself, are on an Erasmus year abroad but in Bologna. I was very much looking forward to their visit and in the few days they were in Malta we saw a lot […]
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The Lows of an Erasmus Year Abroad
Posted by Shannon A in Archaeology & Ancient History on April 27, 2016
My Erasmus year abroad has been the most amazing experience and I would not have missed a second of it. However, there are some aspects of a year abroad that are not always plain sailing and I felt like talking about them today. Missing friends and family is one of the biggest lows of […]
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My Summer Plans
Posted by Shannon A in Archaeology & Ancient History on March 30, 2016
Despite it only being the end of March I have already got a list of things I have got planned to do over the summer! The University of Leicester has opened up so many new opportunities for me and many of these opportunities are what I have taken up in order to fill my summer […]
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