Introduction

Hello all... my name is Lindsay and I am a fourth year Anthropology Major at the University of Victoria, BC.
 In my previous lives I was a Veterinary Assistant for 7-8 years from Ontario to Whistler/Pemberton ending here on Vancouver Island. I tired of the hospital work and hours and decided to give addiction and mental health a try and worked as a front line Psychiatric Rehabilitation Worker  for the Vancouver Island Health Authority Mental Health and Addictions branch as well as a Addiction and Mental Heath Counselor for the Cool Aid Society on the Island.
 This work lasted about 6.5 years and I burned out mentally and physically. So I left Victoria for the beautiful island of Oahu in Hawaii to clear my thoughts and recharge my batteries. While there I decided to leave my stable government jobs , throw caution to the wind and go back to school.      
I actually started studying Anthropology with the intent on focusing on Osteology , Taphonomy and Archaeology. I really enjoy the challenge of this type of study and the detective work involved in deciding what is what.
 I have worked on projects here in Victoria for the First Nations to identify human remains for repatriation. I also help TA for the Archaeology Field Assistant Program run out of Camosun College every spring , as well as Forensic Anthropology Day here at UVIC for Island high school students and lots of other volunteer stuff all focused around my studies. I plan to continue on to grad school hopefully on the Hawaiian Islands but we will see. 
 I return to Hawaii every year to keep in touch with friends and contacts that I have made over my  years of study ranging  from archaeologists to people working at JPAC/CIL in hopes of working on the Hawaiian Islands in the future.