Thursday, May 19, 2005
About
Name: Will Klinger
Location: Tampa, Florida, United States
Occupation: Grad Student
Interests: history, religion, anthropology, philosophy, music, computers, politics
Favorite Music: Radiohead, The Beatles, Interpol, Beck, Secret Machines, Nine Inch Nails
Favorite Movies: The Big Lebowski, Pulp Fiction, Vanilla Sky, Scarface, Gladiator, Bad Santa, Indiana Jones trilogy (of course)
Favorite Authors: Wade Davis, Jared Diamond, Richard Dawkins
I graduated from the University of North Carolina at Wilmington in 2005 with a BA in Anthropology and a second major in Philosophy & Religion. I grew up in Winston-Salem, NC and came to UNCW intending to major in film studies. I lost interest in film pretty quickly and for some reason declared Anthropology as my major. The history and "prestige" of the field was the initial attraction but I soon realized that the subject matter itself was incredibly interesting and very important. At that point it was pretty clear that I wanted to study humans for a living.
My first extensive field experience was at the Ancient Maya site of Lamanai, located in present-day Belize. I attended a month-long archaeology field school there and became very interested in the religious significance of the ceremonial architecture (hence the second major). I worked closely with the field school director in producing the follow-up report. The whole field school experience is what led me to apply to The University of South Florida in order to continue my studies in Central America.
About the title and banner image: I chose "Nomadic Thoughts" only after realizing that it's virtually impossible to pick a cool title for a nerd blog (as my girlfriend affectionately calls them). It basically refers to how my personal thoughts materialize, change, and develop. It also has an anthropological ring to it.
The banner image was taken by me in the village of Indian Church, Belize while I was staying there for a month during an archaeology field school.
Countries I've visited:
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So far: US, Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, and the Bahamas.
Last updated: 10/11/05
Posted by Will at May 19, 2005 10:00 PM