Where I've Been (I'm Back!) | Dig it With Raven
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- Felt like I owed to you to tell you where I've been this past year. I missed you all. I'm back now. I promise.
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Congratulations on the new job. You don't have to apologize for taking a break because mental health is important for EVERYONE. You are a lot braver than me because I will never step in front of a camera and post videos of my self for possibly millions to see. Good luck and have a happy 2023.
One thing that a lot of people don't realize about the archaeology/museum sector is just how hard it is to get into the jobs (and how hard it is to keep them). The pay is brutal, the environment is changing (slowly), but it's still got a lot of issues.
As someone who said goodbye to archaeology a few years ago and came into the museum sector, this video hits home, especially as a fellow history content creator.
Glad to hear you're in a better place now!
Hey Raven,
Oh my goodness this video resonated with me, it is uncanny how similar our journeys have been, I left archaeology employment for really similar reasons to yours and haven't managed to find my way back yet. So happy you were able to find your way back to heritage employment, you deserve it! You do great stuff on here! Also if you're up for a collab this year let me know!
I WOULD DIE TO SEE THIS COLLAB!!
I can dig it. Its just burnout. Happens to the best of us. This channel is just begging for that soundbite from the 1979 movie The Warriors. Can You dig it!!! Thanks for the channel. I come here after a long binder of pseudoscience channels to bring me back to reality. Keep pumping out those delicious facts. Good luck.
I’m 26 and have no college degree but you inspire me to study anthropology or archaeology for my bachelors.
I’ve actually had a similar situation with getting into a PhD program, I’m still working on it . I’m so happy you got your got your dream job😊!
Raven, as a fellow archaeologist that also had burn out after completing my Masters and then struggling to get a job in our beloved field, I totally understand what you went through, but you made it! Congratulations, on your new job! Your perseverance and love of the field is amazing,
Congratulations! Keep following your dreams!
When I turned 30 I remember a co worker in his mid 50’s said “you’re in the prime of your life, kid, enjoy it”. Now here’s my mid-50’s self passing it on to you. Also, not sure if you’re keeping up with the alternative history thing but there’s going to be a convention for the alt history crowd complete with Graham, Randall, Uncharted x & an assortment of other TH-camrs. I think they’re calling it “The Cosmic Summit”. I’m calling it “Project Facepalm”. Thought you’d like to know. Welcome back!
I'm so glad to hear from you again! But you shouldn't apologize for taking care of yourself! IF possible it would be so much fun to watch new videos from you though
I was in a kinda similar PositionJust before COVID lockdown came and i used this to reinvent myself and now Walking this new path your words Just perfectly frame how i feel now and felt before, so thank you for your wonderful words and this Video you have such a joyful persona
INTERNET HUGS!!!! Oh...and HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!! You have too much experience with toxic breakups, girl. Besides...that's my department. THOUGHT I felt a (VERY GOOD) disturbance in the Force that indicated that my fav wandering Canadian returned home for a bit! Can also relate to your professional plight...archaeology and the entertainment industry are both too often abusive professions that can kill self esteem, self worth, identity (yes, I AM doing this, but I'm REALLY an actor/writer/director/producer) and shave away at mental health. SO HAPPY you took time get healthy and bounce back! HOPEFULLY you have recovered enough to once again sing while you cook = )
I must admit.. Watching your posts has inspired me.. along with many others to study Archeology...
I am a student at the university of Leicester doing the MA in Archaeology distance learning and I also volunteer at a commercial Archeology unit...
I find your experience a bit strange as most students that come our way to volunteer end up with a permanent job!?...
Your experience resonnates so much with probably all conservators but certainly 100% with me ! Been with a lot of similar things last year and piling up great interviews...but the toxic relationship is real especially when combined with a thriving channel and yet...No stable carreer ? Why on earth... I am currently applying to many museum offers, can't wait to feel the same joy you have now. Congrats for hanging in there and for the new job girl ! I am so happy for you and you keep the inspiration living for many of us xx
*HUGS*
I haven't kept up in a while but it's good to see you again, Raven. I'm sorry that you went through so much. You've always struck we as a wonderful person so you didn't deserve to experience all that. Glad that it all turned out alright in the end.
Recently finished grad school in a different research field and can definitely relate. Very happy to hear things are working out. Congratulations!
Never give up in archaeology. I almost did once, and now I have worked in four countries, owned my own business in CRM in the US, and am now a senior archaeologist for a company in Australia.
Congratulations!!! Do you have any tips?
I would also like to add that everyone that I have met in Archaeology have been absolutely lovely and helpful... I have not come across one rotten apple.
I have come from a different career that I had to give up because of a heart attack and I am not the sort of person that can just sit around with my feet up.
I was thinking to myself.. What can I do now?.. I typed Archeology into TH-cam as I have always loved the subject.. and you popped up!..
I watched your content avidly and went and knocked on the door of my local Archeology unit offering to make the tea etc and it has been a wonderful journey ever since!..
Being accepted at the University of Leicester has definitely been a high point...
Thank you for your inspiration Raven..
I'm glad you're doing better now. I hope the future works out better than the last two years.
Congrats! I discovered your channel only a few months ago - you're so great! From what you're saying, your last year sounds like Indiana Jones 4 - starts with loosing a job and necessity to leave the life you lead so far, but at the end - you get a great job position!
Welcome back raven so happy to see you making videos again!
Pleased that you have found happiness in a job that you really love Raven All the best with it
So glad you are in a better place n for sharing. We all have difficult journeys as we go thru life. Be proud of yourself.
congrats on the new job and it's good to see you back Ma'am. Love from India ❤
Congratulations and welcome back we often need a rest not unlike a computer and as an archaeologist you know it’s never an ending just a new beginning things often happen for a reason and just like the rest of us watching your happiness is important if you are enjoying or having fun with something it shows one in a confident light ….. take some you time more often will help remove mental stress even if it’s watching the moons reflection rippling on the water or listening to nature while sitting by a campfire not knowing where we are headed is common and fearing it will simply drive you crazy study the past dont dwell on it … and treat interviews like a game not a test your the most confident when enjoying things ….. happiness looks good on you have a wonderful day >^..^
I always wanted to be an archeologist but was too afraid to be. Now at 54 and a bad knee I read everything from archeology with hunger and try to teach passion about it to my students. Im happy you finally made it. Never loose hope even in the darkest moments.
Glad to see you back :)
I sincerely hope everything is going fine in your personal life.
Everything is going great now, thank you so much!
Incredibly happy for you!
Cool to see you again! Though I found you only near the end of your previous Youtubing run, you captured (a piece of) my heart and that won't be going away anymore (though I noticed I had not actually subscribed.. hmm). Very happy for you to have found a job that really fits you, and I am greatly looking forward to your future videos... when they will be coming out, at YOUR pace, following YOUR internal algorithms. Peace!
Huge congratulations. It is a iconic museum and one of my favourites. Great to see you treading those TH-cam boards again also. 😄
Thanks so much!!
Which museum is it? I can’t find her LinkedIn
@@reportedstolen3603 Natural History Museum, UCL in London.
What a rollercoaster 😭
Congrats to you ❤️
Wow you've been through a lot. I'm so glad to see you again. I wish you all the best for your entire life. Greetings from Turkey :)
You don't owe us anything. I'm happy to hear that you found something you love to do for now, and I'm looking forward to new content, but please do it at your pace and only if you want to.
Thank you for your openness!
*Good luck* for your present, your future and the past (you know what I mean)! ;)
This is honestly so inspiring
Sometimes the Universe tests you to see if you truly deserve what it has in store for you…
this video just made me so happy! I'm on my first year of my master's in archaeology and your videos have been a life saving material to help me with my studies. I'm just so thankful to you and makes me really glad to see you're doing okay and getting to work with what you love. This inspires me to continue my journey with Heritage, and fills me with the hope that, someday, I'll get to work with what I love
So glad to see you pop up in my feed!
Thank you so much for sharing all of this with us, i was getting worried for you in 2022 to be completely honest and I’m ecstatic that you are doing well again!
Although after hearing about your experience with a masters im rather nervous for starting university after my gap year because I’m going to have to specialise after doing my BA Humanities as it is a very broad degree and more like a starting point.
Hey, no need to be nervous, I started uni again at thirty nine, so you can always go back in later in your life, in fact I find it much better now than my first time, I am more focused, motivated and eager to learn. Of course education here is free, I don't have to worry about that as maybe you have. Still, if you study something that you are passionate about you will find a way to make it through, and Raven is actually a good inspiration for that.
Oh no, don't be nervous at all! It's great that you took a break, I did for both of my graduate degrees and it was well needed and you come at it with a different perspective (and more life experience) than those who jumped right into it straight after uni. And being broad always helps you narrow down later (not to mention it lets you discover something that you might never have before!)
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Luckily im not an american so i wont have to starve for tuition but we do not have free university in South Africa, luckily i can hopefully get a good bursury with my marks. I just graduated highschool with a nearly 80% average.
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Thank you for the assurance
@@CaraTheStrange Best of luck!
Amazing! From the time you were a part-time front-of-house museum worker I KNEW you were destined for great things! So happy that you have your heritage mojo back!
First of all, no apologies are ever needed - life gets crazy sometimes! Second, I want to say that it takes alot of courage and strength, not only to face a new career direction but to also leave the title of archaeologist behind, especially when its a life passion. I've had a similar situation, I just finished my MA in arch and it was a very rough time during the pandemic but now that it's done I've had to change my career path into a new biomed/health care realm. One thing I will say though, is that despite the change in context, archaeology and anthropology principles can be applied to any field so while you might not have "archaeologist" in your job title, you are still doing archaeology. I wish you all the best with this new job and for 2023 💕
Congrats, girl! If anyone deserve that is you. We're happy for you! Well done! Stay at it. 🥰
Hey I studied archaeology (major in egyptology) and I could really relate to your story! Finally there is a decent archaeology youtube channel, thank you for that! I had the dream to combine my two passions of archaeology and filmmaking, but I didn't have much time to get into it. It would be more cinematic videos. What's your specialty in archaeology? Where did you graduate?
Hey.....I also want to do the same...
You are Legend! Always remember that!
Congratulations on your new awesomeness!
You’re the true legend ⚡️
You do you young lady. Great video.your a talent and your time to shine will come.its easy to say been there done that.i too have been on a journey that changed my life. You have so much time left to acheive your dreams. Please learn to take time for you and explore the doing nothing bit. Nothing wrong with that. Looking forward to seeing your new content. Stay strong.....
You were greatly missed.
First off, welcome back and lovely to see you again. Second, CONGRATULTIONS on your new job!!!!! 💜
I am very happy for you!
Go Raven Go! 😉 🏺🏛🥾
Congratulations on the new job. That is great news. Having gone through similar circumstances over my working career I can say that life is long, it will find a way to place us where we need to be and to never say never. Glad to see you back and look forward to your videos.
Very sorry that 2022 was so hard overall, but hearty congratulations on the new job!
So pleased you got your new job 👏 Hope you're rested & happy & healthy! You have been missed ❤️
You made me cry!!! Congratulations, you deserve the job ♥️
When you said you were going to be a normal person with a normal job my heart sank because you're not normal, you're special, very special! So I'm glad that's not what happened! Looking forward to whatever comes next!
Words cannot express how deeply i appreciate this video, many of the setbacks you experienced are what keep me from full on pursuing my dream to be a game designer/worldbuilder and hearing your experiences with that give me a lil motivation to be brave and go for it inspite of my fears
It’s so cool to see you follow your dreams Raven!! Looking forward to your book!!!
From one Raven to another, welcome back. I love your content.
Just started following you and I have to say Congrats! Awesome journey, run with this dream made reality
Thank you for sharing your story so openly. I hope you inspire others, young and old, that struggle with the questions of life. I admire your channel and your passion for archaeology 😊 i don't comment typically, but just want to say it's wonderful, you have that sense of belonging now. I feel you, being in my late 20's and studying archaeology and law. Can be tough, being pulled between passion and the harsh reality of making a living. To all those watching, regardless of your profession or aspirations in life. Archaeology is an antidote, in a world full of divisions ✨ thanks Raven!
I'm really sorry you had to suffer these bad experiences Raven, especially your Turkey experience (as a Turkish citizen living in Ankara I felt really sorry). Congratulations for your new job and I wish all the happiness, love from Turkey.
So well done! Peace of mind is so important in life. Nothing but good things to come!🎉
Congratulations on the new job and thanks for being back. I've missed your videos.
Glad you’ve got your passion back. You’ve got thousands of friends here, most of them good people most of the time. I hope to see more of you soon but, like all good friends, your health and happiness are more important.
So wake up happy and skip to work. Do the easy things, the things you want to do, plenty of time to push through the other stuff later.
Your video put a smile on my face that doesn’t want to leave.
* Hi Raven. Hope you're doing well. I was just wondering if that would be alright if I asked your opinion about "Jabal al Lawz" being the "real" Mt. Sinai, and the pharaoh of the Exodus being "Amenhotep II". I saw a documentary called *Unlocking* *the* *Mystery* *of* *The* *Lost* *Ark* *l* *Parable* *Documentary* with "Simcha Jacobovici". I realize that they refer to him as a "pseudoarchaeologist", but they did a really good job explaining the biblical plagues(all 10 of them) as being the result of the extremely violent eruption of the volcano on Santorini.
* The only problem is, it would've had to have erupted during Amenhotep II's reign(1425 - 1400 BC). Could it be possible that Santorini actually erupted around that time. Not 1600 BC. I was just wondering what you though about all of that.
I am soooo happy for you! Congratulations. 😊
Great to hear of your good fortune and glad you'll still be making your wonderful videos!
Hi Raven, it would have sucked if you had to give up on your dream because of the emotional rollercoaster. Mental health is crucial but I believe you would have found something eventually. Congratulations on the job!
It is nice hearing someone talk honestly & with passion. Scary/crazy times for a lot of people I think, myself included.
Good to see you back. I hope things work out for you. Just take things at your own pace.
That's the plan!
Knowing nothing of your journey, that was a rollercoaster to watch and with a fairytale ending. I'm happy for you!
I have only recently subscribed to your channel when I came across your video with David Miano. Can't wait for your new videos, it really sounds like the best is still to come.
Congratulations on the new job!! You did it!! Glad to see you back here on TH-cam!! Your videos are always fun to watch!!
Glad things worked out for you. I just discovered this channel within the last month.
The Lord bless you and keep you;
the Lord make his face shine on you and be gracious to you;
the Lord turn his face toward you and give you peace.
Congratulations on the new job and finding your own place where you can belong and be happy! Enjoy your well deserved success.
Such a wonderful and genuine person. I’m glad I found this channel. Best of luck to her
How about tortured by a board to begin with. You have been through a lot, Raven. Avacadoes are expensive. You deserve it, Raven because you have gratitude toward life in General and you're sweet! I'm happy for you..
You sat with your NG magazines again... beautiful
Wait wait wait, you were doing all this on top of working and a DISSERTATION? *has a heart attack just thinking about it*
Creativity can't be directed except for the Originator's input. Talking to colleague and friend this PM. Everything is a process that unfolds and we've got to observe and notate. Raven, you're a sensitive soul, Sweety,.and there may have been psychometric stuff going on at those locations. My magic process for 42 years has been establishing a fingerprint for Physics. Take it easy, pretty lady.
You should do a video of Interpol's efforts to stop trafficking in black market antiquities? just a thought
6:40 maybe it makes you feel better, maybe it makes you feel worse, idk. But a lot of people go through this, you're not alone. For me, it's "I wasn't a real editor until I worked on narrative short films" or "I wasn't a real compositor until I was working in real film and tv" and yes others have these opinions too. Or you aren't a real interior designer unless that's your job title, or a real nurse unless you work in a hospital, etc. etc. etc. Don't feel alone or like others can't relate. If studying history casually has taught me anything, its that the human condition/struggle is pretty universal across time and space.
This almost brought me to tears, and gave me a kick in the ass to not give up.
I missed you, congratulations on your job (the place you work in is my happy place in London BTW).
I'm happy for you that things are working out. I'm glad last year is behind you. I enjoy your videos. They inform and entertain at the same time. Very few people can do that.
Congratulations on the new job! I'm sorry you've been going through it though, wish you all the best and much love!
Thanks! You are such an inspiration into the actual world of archaeology.
Good to know! looking forward to your informative clips.
Mmmmmmmm? I sympathize with your emotional journey. I can only hope that you can learn to live comfortably and peacefully in the now, without forming dangerous fantasies of the future over which you have only limited control I love your video presentations and have missed seeing what you are up to. Your verbal skills suggest that you might consider writing about what it is that you love. I am sure that you know or know of Rebecca Wragg Sykes and also her difficult and disappointing journey in the same esoteric world as yours and how she overcame at least some of the confinements and limitations in that world that is especially daunting for women. Sometimes what one has as a dream and what one has as a gift are not the same thing. Be open to possibilities. You are lovely and I hope you understand that. Thank you for sharing and I very much look forward to your next video presentation.
Glad your back. Glad you're happy. The tears are sad. My partner burned out from her work and has gone on short term disability. She was sad.
Secretly watching Indiana Jones ?
Love ur honesty it give’s connection ❤️❤️❤️
Best to hear that you wanna make VODs about *your* interests 💜
Woot! Love this channel even though I only recently found it! ❤
Great to see you again, congrats on landing the new job!
It's great to see you back!
so excited to see you again!!
Just do what makes you happy and excited to wake up in the mornings Raven ❤
Also, from someone who got their education in museum studies and then also ended up in the tech industry- congrats!
Yo, it is so good to hear that you have found a place that you love! I was super burnt out on teaching a few years ago and almost gave up on something that I really loved, but I changed schools and I'm having a blast again. It is so hard to carry on with a broken dream until you are able to find it again. I'm so happy for you and your job. The kids I teach in Ancient History love your videos! Have a wonderful 2023!
I thought you were in secret meetings with the Smithsonian on how best to hide the existence of giants.😉😉😉
I wish you the very best
Just watched the Hadrian’s Wall video and it was just plain gorgeous. What an excellent video. Glad to see you're doing well. Cant wait to see what you do next.