10th May 2009, 12:45 PM
I agree with David. Use archaeology as a passport to travel. At the moment I am in Norway, (a country I love), but I would consider an interesting offer from another country when my current contract is up....Already eyeing up some possibilities...
I like working in the UK, but working abroad gives you a perspective that sometimes puts the trials, tribulations and trivialities of UK archaeology into perspective.
And you meet the nicest people, experience weathers that leave you in awe, see places that cause goose-bumps, discover vegetables you never realised existed...., decline meat dishes you hoped [u]didn't </u> exist....etc etc and find out that archaeologists pretty much across the world are like having a ready-made family wherever and whenever you drop in....
With peace and consolation hath dismist, And calm of mind all passion spent...
I like working in the UK, but working abroad gives you a perspective that sometimes puts the trials, tribulations and trivialities of UK archaeology into perspective.
And you meet the nicest people, experience weathers that leave you in awe, see places that cause goose-bumps, discover vegetables you never realised existed...., decline meat dishes you hoped [u]didn't </u> exist....etc etc and find out that archaeologists pretty much across the world are like having a ready-made family wherever and whenever you drop in....
With peace and consolation hath dismist, And calm of mind all passion spent...