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March 20, 2006
Hello World
Hi everyone!
I thought I would start off my time here on anthroblogs by introducing myself. This is my first post as well as my first "blog entry.
I was born and raised in Melbourne, FL.And, I have every intention of eventually moving back. I'm a huge fan of Brevard County. I moved to Tampa to go to USF where I graduated with my bachelor's in Anthropology last year.
I have since moved to a small town in southern Georgia to help open and manage a college textbook store. I decided to take a break from school before going back to Grad school and I think it was a good choice. I've learned a lot and had a lot of experiences since graduating; I now know that I do not like living in a small southern town, where as before I just thought I wouldn't like it.
I have two favorite things to do; travel and philosophize with friends over beers. Both of which I get to do fairly often. I enjoy talking with people that come from different schools of thought and/or different fields of study and/or different points of view. I firmly believe that collaboration leads to bigger and better ideas.
My primary focus right now is getting into a grad school. I've started studying for the GRE and seeking out prospective programs. I'd like to study how constraints effect American culture. I like to study American culture and really do not have much interest in going out of the country to do research. Grad school almost consumes my thoughts these days; I really miss school and I'm anxious to get back into it.
Today is my second day having a computer since last May. My computer broke last year during exam week and I had to finish my BA with a borrowed laptop. I apologize if this all gets off to a slow start, I'm trying to reconnect with the real world after having very minimum access to a computer. I feel like I've missed out on so much!
I'll most likely start off with a few old paper topics and gently introduce you all to my "Smoking" research. I'd love to hear feedback (both positive and negative), if anyone has anything to offer.
Thank you to Will and John Norvell for helping me get started with all of this.
Jen
Posted by Jen at March 20, 2006 04:40 PM
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You made it! Welcome to the world-famous anthro blogs. Can't wait to read some of your stuff. Keep us posted on the grad school process. I was just there last year.
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at March 20, 2006 06:16 PM
Hi Jen,
It is good to read your blog and start thinking about how I build stereotypes, which I have been talking to my classes about for a few days. I create a prototype of "southern anthropologist" and another of "small southern town folks." Then I watch the image morph and collide. It seems like a categorical jumble. I have been reading George Lacoff, "Women, Fire, and Dangerous Things", Chicago 2001 on category fomation and prototyping. Fun and suggests that more information is needed. Welcome and good to hear from you. John W
Posted by: John Whitehouse at March 21, 2006 07:43 AM
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