Amy Young:  

udents got together and went on trips of their own; wether they were in Greece or neighboring countries. While in Greece I went to Italy twice; once for fall and once for Spring break. During christmas break I spent 3 weeks in Egypt. After school got out in Athens I traveled Western Europe by myself. I started in Austria, onto Switzerland, Germany, Spain, France and Ireland. I came back to school at NAU to finish my bachelor in Anthropology. I was burnt out on school so I decided to work full-time for a while. I slowly completed my degree and recently finished in December. Of course there was a battle at the end regarding whether or not I was actually graduating (there were questions regarding my credits from Greece), but in the end I received my diploma! IN the past I have toyed with the idea of graduate school. At the time it didn't make sense because when I completed grad school I would have been at the age I would want to start having kids; which to me makes grad school a questionable accomplishment. Of course I have so many new interests than those I went to school for; and wish I would have graduated earlier so that I could follow some of these new interests. I became much more interested in Cultural Anthropology (working w/ live people and their issues) than archaeology (digging up the past in order to put together a story about the past). I also have become increasingly excited about photography. In the end I may gain experience in both photography and cultural anthropology issues while on our trip through Latin America. Aaron and I have discussed the idea of writing a book when we get back from our adventure. Workplace When I took a break from school in 2001, I started working at the Grand Canyon Railway. I worked in their administrative offices in Flagstaff, but they run a tourist train that operates from a small town in AZ (Williams) up to the Grand Canyon. I worked there as a secretary, administrative assistant, and human resources assistant for about 3 years. I left the Railway in January of 2004 and went to work with my husband, Aaron. At the time he was a Financial Advisor. I helped him clean, streamline and make his office more efficient. UNfortunately, shortly after I started working for him he became much more involved in his real-estate business. When we decided to take our Latin American trip, he closed his office late October 2004. After finishing school and traveling to WA & CA for Christmas; I began working for another Financial Advisor who worked with Aaron that is a friend of ours. I will work for him temporarily until we are ready to leave Flagstaff at the end of May. From there it will be volunteer work throughout our journey for the next several years!