Lucie is a 4th year student at George Heriots School in Edinburgh. She lives near Roslyn – but only visits the chapel every 5 years or so. Although it is her half term holidays from school, she has come on the Thirlestane Barrows dig for her work experience! Some of her friends are holidaying in Greece – sending her photos of warm sandy beaches…
Lucie’s favourite day on the dig was Tuesday (day 2) where she earned her stripes with her enthusiastic use of the hoe! In complete contrast to Day 1, Tuesday was dry and warm (and she also had a good lunch)!
One thing she learned from her time here is how a ‘tree bowl’ was formed. That info may not come up in interview for her dream job of forensic anthropologist, but it’s always good to learn! Obviously keen to expand her vocabulary, Lucie is going home to find out what the word ‘obsolete’ means as she has heard at least 4 people use it in separate occasions during her time here. Impressively, Lucie’s obvious love of learning found her exploring parts of the advanced higher classics course, out of interest, as these relate to her current Latin course at school!
We are really pleased to hear that Lucie has signed up for a MOOC on osteoarchaeology that she will do over the next few weeks!
If she were to describe her 4 day work experience in one word, the one Lucie chose was “wet”! And when asked if she’s rather have been in Greece or here with us at Thirlstane, we were delighted to hear Lucie respond with an emphatic vote that she’s glad she came here (hooray!) even when it was cold and wet!
It has been a pleasure volunteering alongside Lucie who demonstrated her resilience, enthusiasm and humour. We send our best wishes for your upcoming prelims and in your future adventures!
