the anthropology students
thick textbooks piled on your desk
striking up conversations with people you’ve never met before
getting exciting over new archeological discoveries
valuing a diversity of perspectives
a love for sci-fi and fantasy, stories that envision other ways for people to exist
working by the light of the sunset through your window
studying the ways we communicate and make sense of the world
tracking the development of societies throughout human history
figurines carved from wood and bone
a deep interest in history and language
trying to understand what it means to be human
analyzing what has changed over the centuries and what has not
wishing you could travel through time
wanting to form genuine connections with people
ancient stones, walking where others stood thousands of years before
long bus rides, surrounded by strangers
handprints preserved on the walls of caves, pressed into drying concrete, outlined in the condensation on a steamed-up mirror
appreciating the universal things that tie us together as a species
understanding the inherent value of human life
finding beauty in people’s connections with each other
telling stories around a fire, the warm feeling of camaraderie
seeing connections to your studies all around you
a sense of awe over the persistence of human nature
daydreaming about all the things we will never know about our history
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