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What's like to study anthropology in a virtual way?

 Since 2020 I have been studying anthropology / archeology. Why I studied this career is not even clear to myself, I was very lost in what to study, however I was always interested in human thought and its formation, in addition to philosophy, so anthropology was not a bad option, so I decided to enter in this career. However, I find the surprise that I will have to start, without even knowing that it would be longer than I thought, the online study modality. From my honest opinion, the quality of teaching is of a lower quality than if it were face-to-face, in addition to having lost a lot of time and experiences from field trips. However, I still think that studying this career online today has some good aspects and good teachings. In other side, it should be noted that I am more focused on anthropology rather than archeology. In my opinion, the latter science mentioned has been affected in a greater way than anthropology. Finally, I want to emphasize that, more than education, the pa

The pandemic problems

 The arrival of the pandemic also meant the arrival of multiple problems. From my point of view, the four big problems caused by the pandemic were; Obviously, the health problems either due to the covid or the mental health complications that many people have experienced due to the quarantine or the pandemic itself. Another would be the large amount of unemployment that caused the quarantine again, which has left many people in poverty. Finally, the last big problem would be the improvised adaptation of the health, educational and political systems, among much others, to the virtual world because, due to the suddenness of the pandemic, they were not prepared. However, these adaptations meant a change in how people live. Among these changes we can note an increase in the use of technologies, the use of masks and the emergence of teleworking. For me, the post-pandemic life it will be not so happy, because although, obviously, people are going to be happy with the end of it, I think that