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Teaching Continues

 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 with people outside my household in a public space. In reality these means I can meet people in a park, which isn't always the nicest place to meet people in late October. Oh well, I have some lovely friends in my flat so it's all ok.

When I moved up my mum supplied me with a couple of bottles of wine to hep make friends. The only problem was we tended to go to the bar when it was still open so they say on top of my wardrobe for a while until a bottle of gin joined them. I decided the were adding nothing to the aesthetic of my room just sitting there so I bought a pizza and my flatmates and I all had an evening playing cards and chatting, and I ended up drinking a lot of wine. But it was really fun. As we are going into winter and more and more public spaces are being shut down, having fun with your household is really important. (And everyone loves card games).

For the last few years I have been involved with the Young Archaeologist's Club, which is run by the Council for British Archaeology. Initially, I was a member and when I got too old for the membership I stayed on as a volunteer. It has been one of the best clubs I have ever been a part of and has opened up so so many opportunities for me. (One of which was writing a blog for the first part of the Festival of Archaeology that happened earlier this year, which is what inspire me to start this blog!) It is currently the second half of this year's Festival of Archaeology, so I would really recommend anyone who is interested to check it out. I'm following some of the events on social media and there looks to be a whole range of activities aimed at different age groups, I'm definitely going to be joining in a few of them. 

Even if you aren't interested in archaeology and are just reading this to break up lockdown, I would definitely suggest looking out for event like the Festival; they are so fun and have something for everyone. And the great thing about everything being online is that there if often very little commitment required, so if you don't like something, at least it's given you an interesting
story for your next Zoom meeting!

To everyone that is reading this, thank you so much. Hope you are all safe and well.

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