On June 17th I will be boarding a Plane for Peru.

(Well actually, it will be to Miami and then Lima and then another airport. Isn’t flying fun?)

Back in February I was sitting in my Intro to Archaeology class and my professor, Dr. Donna Nash, was introducing her self and the work she has done. She also informed the class of a field school over the summer in Peru. The previous semester I had backed out of a study abroad program in South Africa. I was still a little frustrated with myself for not going to South Africa and this seemed like a good way for me to still squeeze in some time abroad and also get some real life experience related to my major (Anthropology). I turned my application in and was not overly confident in my chances of being selected. A couple of days later I was in Dr. Nash’s office for an interview. Shortly after that I got an e-mail informing me that I had been accepted into the field school.

I will be at the Contisuyo Archaeological Field School in Moquegua Peru. Our main excavation site will be at Cerro Mejia, which was a part of the Wari settlement (AD 600-900). The field school works in conjunction with the Contisuyo Museum. (I have a link to its website on the right). I will be receiving 6 course credits that will count towards my major back at UNCG.

I will be living in a rented house with the other female students in the program. The males with have separate housing. The primary language of the town in which we are stay is Spanish. While the professors and TA’s will all speak English, this is still a little daunting due to the fact that I know no Spanish. I have recently learned how to ask for help, which I hopefully will not have to do to often. The program will start June 18th and go until July 24^th.

I will have Internet access via Internet cafes. So if you would like to contact me e-mail or facebook will be the best way. (jags8191@gmail.com) If you would like to send me anything my address while I am there will be:

Jennifer Grenier

C/O Proyecto Cerro Mejia

Museo Contisuyo

Jr. Tacna 294

Moquegua, Peru

(2 pound weight limit or I will be charged a duty tax)

In the mean time I am trying to get myself organized. Which is resulting in a lot of lists. I am planing on updating this blog once or twice a week depending on how busy my schedule ends up being.