Help Pay For My Studies of The Ancient World!
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Summary of Current Activity
For a variety of reasons, I ended up not finishing the second MA in Bloomington. I am pivoting academically to Archaeology/Ancient History in general (directed towards a career in the humanities: curatorial/working with objects from the Neolithic to Late Bronze Ages). Currently I am back in CT for at least the next year to two years. I have secured a Monday-Saturday part-time retail job. My thanks goes out to my family, friends, and larger social circle who have already been instrumental in backing my journey (financially and otherwise)!
What Do I Need?
Funds to cover living costs which the part-time job does not cover.
All Current Expenses Per Month (most are due towards end of month)
Total: around
Priorities
Total: $851 Excluding Bus Fare Costs ($376 once $475 taken care of)
Phone: $75-$100
Student Loan Payment from IU: $95
Student Loan Payment from Tufts: $135
Dental Payment: $36
Payment to Pay Back Housemate Who Helped Cover Utility Expenses at IU Apartment: $475
Bus Fare to Get to Part Time Job: $1.75 per ride (10 trip ticket: $35)
Non-Vital
Food: $100 (per week)
Contributions Towards Utilities At Current Residence: $50-$100 per month
I am partly reliant on a GFM campaign because the bulk of full ride scholarships in Egyptology/Near Eastern Studies are for the PHD programs. If you want to see the type of work your dollars will be supporting, watch one or more of the videos below!
How Did I Get Here?
My passion for Egyptology started as a young child. This passion continued throughout my college years. I received a Bachelor of Arts from Sweet Briar college where I majored in history and minored in archaeology. As an undergraduate in 2011, I began a program at the American University in Cairo. However, due to the “Arab Spring,” I transferred to College Year in Athens (CYA). In the course of my spring break at CYA and my last 10 days abroad, I returned to Egypt to explore relevant archaeological sites within Lower and Upper Egypt. I then went on to gain an MA from Tufts University in History and Museum Studies. Most of my knowledge about Ancient Egypt has been gained independently and covers Egypt's pre-history, pharaonic Period (Old Kingdom-New Kingdom), and the role of women in ancient Egypt. I have created and taught multiple 4 and 8 week courses on the history of ancient Egypt for the Osher Life-Long Learning Program. I have spent this past year or so refining a tentative dissertation topic which takes a comparative look at the place of elite women and female rulers within Pharaonic Egypt, the ancient Near East, and Tudor England. I try to spread knowledge of ancient Egypt through social media and part-time online Learning Sessions.
Overall Goals
Post MA/PhD = a full-time position encompassing the following: a museum curatorial role focusing on objects from pharaonic Egypt, research on gender dynamics in ANE, and working with/educating the public about ancient Egypt via material culture remains.
https://www.youtube.com/@wanderinginantiquities55/featured
(Me in front of Sphinx, temple avenue, Great Pyramid!)
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