Issy's Archaeological Adventures

 Hello! So I've been at university for a couple of weeks now. There have been a few major developments that have occurred since I last wrote. My classes have continued to be completely online. So all of me lectures are pre-recorded, meaning I can watch them whenever, and my seminars are all on Zoom. There have been a few close calls where my internet has got a bit unstable but so far it hasn't dropped out on me completely! This has all led to a lot of time sitting at my desk in my room. I have got very acquainted with the changed happening to the tree outside my window.  Given the facilities on campus have been reduced and have to be booked I haven't actually made it to the library yet. However, I am hoping to book a study space at least once next week. In the meantime I'm thinking of relocating to the kitchen for a change of scenery!  As of last Friday Manchester has been under Tier 3 lockdown. This means that all pubs and bars have had to shut, and I can only meet wit

 Hello there! So, this week has been my first week of course content. It's been a bit of a hectic week, but an interesting one. I have had to be in self-isolation, so all of my learning this week has been conducted from my room in halls... The content of my lectures and seminars this week has had me thinking about a massive range of concepts. I've gone from looking at the concept of heritage to styles of ancient Greek statues, and from perspectives on reading the British landscape to an analysis of how Romans viewed time. My university offers a series of extra-curricula seminars delivered  by different researchers that the university hosts for a couple of hours. I believe when they used to be in person, it was more of the post-grad students that attended. But now everything is conducted online (for me most things are happening on Zoom), it was much more accessible for a first year like me. I also liked this set-up because it allowed me to have my camera off and just sit there w

 Hi, and welcome to my first post. I hope you like it! As anyone who has ever gone through the UK education system has probably heard, going to university is never easy. But I think our year definitely had a greater challenge than many other given the whole global pandemic situation. As such, Freshers has been a bit different this year. Moving Away: One of the things I struggled with the most was moving away from home. I had never spent more than a couple of weeks away from home before, and only ever a coupe of days away from my parents. So moving to university was always going to be tough. Throw in moving from a house so remote in the countryside GPS doesn't work properly to Manchester, England's 'Second City'; and the worry around having no idea when I would next be able to see my family or come home and it was a bit of a brutal transition. However, I do have some tips on how to handle some of these changes. Bring favourite things from home. I wasn't able to sneak