Hi Theresa! :) I'm sorry I haven't replied sooner - I've actually been in NYC since school let out in June. I'm a teacher now - I teach high school social studies, which is fun.

But Achill was one of the best experiences of my life and I'll never forget it. I still miss it! :)

I haven't heard from very many people since 96, although I am still in touch with Jen and Richard, and  I met up with Carrie now that I'm in New York, and we just had lunch today, so that was nice. She's the one who told me you'd emailed me, so I had to come back and check my email. :)

I guess Ethan is working on his PhD in classical studies and is a professor in Minnesota. Richard has three kids, Jen has two, Ethan has one. Time flies!  But I'm glad to hear that the field school is still going strong. Please tell anyone from '96 that I send my best. I am so glad you emailed me, and I hope you keep in touch. Take care,

All my best,

Carol :)
--- On Sun, 6/29/08, theresa47mcdonald <theresa47mcdonald@...> wrote:

From: theresa47mcdonald <theresa47mcdonald@...>
Subject: [Achill-FieldSchool] 1996 AFS Group
To: Achill-FieldSchool@yahoogroups.com
Date: Sunday, June 29, 2008, 2:58 PM

Warmest greetings Carol and Carrie! I remember you all very well and
indeed every time I meet Richard O'Brien (1996 Supervisor) we chat
about that great 1996 group! Some of you have kept in contact over
the years and I was delighted to receive emails from three of you in
2006 to remind me that it was your 10th Anniversary. Meq Q is still
resident in Sydney, Australia, Laura is in the USA but is still
planning to do her MA in Ireland and Suzanne has moved out of
archaeology into Commerce.

I am really pleased that you are both still interested in the field
school and I hope you will continue to check into the Alumni site from
time to time.

We hope to upload a .pdf of excavations at Slievemore in
October/November 2008 so please keep in touch. The AFS has a
Poster on display at the WAC Conference in Dublin which can be
downloaded from the WAC website at www.ucd.ie/wac- 6

Best regards,

Theresa McDonald