Convocation!!

On July 9th, I officially graduated with a 2:1 (B+) degree with Honours in Biological Anthropology! Mum and I took a few days to go into Canterbury, when we had dinner at Zizzi's with Ed, his brother Jack and their Mum Deb; we also went to a few drinks parties, one for Scott as he's going back to the States to work (GOOD LUCK SCOTT!!) and another one for the whole Anthropology department. Typically, it rained on the day and it was very windy but I think this was a benefit because I didn't have to worry about sweat stains and blisters, and most of the photos look like action shots with all the wind blowing around. We couldn't have asked for a better location though. The Cathedral was packed and I for one was proud to be there. As it was Dad's birthday, I carried his academic hood from when he received his PhD. The hood was bright red, so I certainly stood out in a sea of black robes and grey hoods even though Mum, Catherine, and Ed were sitting right up in the front in the Nave, so they wouldn't have had any problems anyway. After the ceremony and the drinks party, I handed in my robes and we headed out for dinner at a restaurant of Catherine's choice called Strada. The next morning Mum and I headed back up to campus to get my photos done. This was definitely better then having them done on the day of the ceremony. For one thing I didn't have to worry that my makeup was running or that my hair was flat. It went as well as it could have, and now I can hold up that piece of paper that gives me the right to say: "Sarah Conway...BSc!"

Mum with me outside the Cathedral after the ceremony.
Me with Ed and sistor Catherine.
Ed with me in front of the Cathedral.
Me with Scott, my supervisor, at the departmental drink party
(L-R): Ben, Han (way in the background), Beth, Ed, and me at the departmental drink party.
Dinner with Ed's family: (L-R) Deb, Ed, Jack, Mum, and Me.
Rosie, a fellow survivor, and Me after Scott's going away party.
Me with my dissertation bones that I cleaned and organized into these boxes. That's Cedric, the Lab's skellie, in the background.
The Nave of the Cathedral where we received our degrees.
Me!!