My love for history and desire to know more about the ancient world have been a part of me since I learned how to read.

When I was in school, I learned history from the year 1100 on, from the Mongol Empire to Modern Political History. Despite the historical journeys I ventured on during my time in school, I had a desire to go even further back.

My interest in the ancient world began where it does for many people - with Classical Greek mythology. I wanted to know all that I could about the stories that ancient people had used to rationalize the things I had seen explained by science: The Sun was the Titan Helios, driving his flaming chariot across the sky to give warmth and light to humanity - the winds were provided by a quartet of gods called the Anemoi.

This fascination followed me to my college years, and I began my Bachelor’s degree in History and Ancient Civilization. As I went through my course, my interest in classical mythology took a backseat, while ancient art and architecture took the reins.

In my junior year, I decided that I wanted to learn from the source. I studied abroad at the Umbra Institute in Perugia, Italy, where I learned about local Etruscan history and traveled around to various ancient sites in the Mediterranean. My love for ancient history only grew stronger, and I decided that I wanted to pursue a career related to research in museums.

Currently, I am in my final semester at Clark University, where I am completing my capstone project. The project is centered on the removal of ancient art from its country of origin and its presentation in a context separate from that which was originally intended.

I hope to continue my pursuit of ancient history at the graduate level and use what I have studied to build a career in research, museography, and curation.