The past couple days I have been thinking about starting this blog, it’s something I’m a little nervous about. The reason for being nervous is purely selfish, I did so much research to find this information and come to these conclusions, by sharing them someone else’s life will be so much easier. Not Fair. Maybe some poor soul with squinty eyes, cramping fingers, and kink in their neck will kiss their computer screen when they stumble upon it, but that will be the extent of the credit I receive, so much for me being humble. Here we are anyway, reading my first post on a new blog, welcome!!!

It won’t be something that I can post about frequently, but education is about give and take. I have learned something and now you can share in that knowledge with me. Occasionally when you have something to share about any given topic we can combine our knowledge to create an even greater understanding. That may be what I am most excited about, inspiring someone so much that they want to write a comment to share something I didn’t know. Out of fear that I am making myself look too smart, I am merely a student who has had a couple teachers that have been inspiring. Their enthusiasm for their subjects has been motivation to find my own niche in this world and to take pride in the research I have done, even if I am more often than not, scratching things off the list of possible niches.

Ever since my first piercing on Saint Patrick’s Day so many years ago, I have been interested in Body Modifications. Where does each one come from, what does it mean, what was its purpose. Could this be my niche, my home in Art History? A class that I took this semester caused this curiosity to resurface. It’s ironic because this class was horribly boring and the teacher skimmed over this aspect of indigenous cultures by allowing his personal feelings over modern modifications to guide his lecture. Shame on him, but it was enough to create the need to know more.

(In case you’re curious, my very first piercing was a Daith, followed by a Snug, stretching my ears to two gauges, my nose, and my most prized piercing to date, a Conch.)