Blog Post – Kristen Petit – 7/15/09

So I’ve now done three different parts of archeology and so far my favorite part is the scenery. It is always there. Look up from you pot sherds and there is the most beautiful view. There you are on one of these hills, shoved from the Earth, nearly blown into a gulch by a strong wind. But what a beautiful gulch (and how far down!). In survey you can’t miss it as you comb the hill for artifacts. Climb up and down (sometimes sliding down on your behind). The grass that glows in the sun, every shade of green in the eucalyptus trees. The rolling hills – for me mountains that look like they were ripped open again. Ecuador is such a beautiful country.

-Kristen Petit