The Danish hand surgeon I sat next to on the flight over to Spain told me I’d have friends for life after a trip like this abroad. At the time, I didn’t know what the dig would be like, and who else would be crazy enough to end up at the remote island of Menorca for a month in October… Read more

Well you may know from “The Sick Room” that I might be a little upset with a certain cook/housekeeper named Juana. I can’t say I had fond feelings for her before the whole “spread the sickness” incident, but after… after was the time when pleasantries were thrown out the window. It felt like war: Brooke vs. Juana… Read more.

I am finally adjusted to life back home, but still have a few stories to tell of my adventures in Spain. Here is a little piece on why I was fearing not making if off the island – the Tramuntana winds.
From day one we were told about the Tramuntana winds that can pound the island – stopping all work… Read more

Can’t believe that my time is about up! I leave tomorrow for Barcelona, and then on the 1st for home. I have many stories to tell, but since I haven’t been feeling well (again) they will have to wait ’til I’m back in the states. I hope that the Tramuntana winds let my plane take off tomorrow! Just getting to… Read more

I now classify our room as the sick room since each girl seems to go down for a day or two as of recently with some ailment. It all started about a week ago when Lia spent 2 days in bed after what we initially thought was a hangover. The funny part is that Lia, being Canadian, knows how to… Read more

In Spain, an American will quickly notice how secure the Europeans are about their bodies, and what is being shown to others. I’ve seen people changing into their swimsuits while at the beach, and I have also heard word of our housekeeper walking into the bathroom while Doris was washing her clothes and proceed to pee with the door open.… Read more

It only took 2 days to realize I made a big packing boo-boo when coming to a dig. Sure, if I were just traveling to some city, I’d have more than enough stuff to wear and be ready physically. When coming to a dig, I was 100% unprepared.
Shoes … Read more– I only brought two pairs of socks because I figured

Last week our excursion involved checking out all the taliotic sites around this side of the island. The taliotic people were the inhabitants of the island that started off living in caves, and later moved into stone villages. The Romans later came and used the taliotic people to their advantage as slingers (sling shot people) in their army. The cool… Read more

Spain is known for being laid back and having an intense night-life. Siestas seem to always be a cause for walking back home empty-handed. The daily work schedule runs from 9-1 and then from 5-9, making for a really relaxed work day. And don’t think that just because they lay around all day that they do the same at night.… Read more

I realize now that I haven’t quite given any background information on the dig yet, so here it goes. The dig is run each year by the EcoMuseu de Cap de Cavalleria in Santa Teresa, Menorca. The site is that of a Roman Fort, dated from years 123-45 BC. So far, all that is left to dig is the trench… Read more