My name is Christian Allen. I am a junior at OU majoring in Anthropology and minoring in International Studies. I am specifically interested in Archaeology, (One of the four subfields of Anthropology), of the Pacific NW. I only recently found my passion for Archaeology after taking some anthropology classes on campus. If you haven’t yet taken an Anthropology class I highly recommend it!
I was born in Joplin, MO, but have moved around a lot as a child. Interestingly the hospital I was born in is no longer standing, due to the Joplin tornado and all. I graduate high school from Broken Arrow High in OK and now live in Norman. I have also lived in Kansas and Arkansas.
I am currently employed at Griffin Memorial Hospital here in Norman as a billing specialist and at the Oklahoma Archaeological Survey on campus washing artifacts from archaeological digs here in Oklahoma.
Do NOT be alarmed if you see two of me walking around campus. I have a twin brother who recently transferred here to the University of Oklahoma from OSU. He is studying Public Affairs and Administration.
We now live together and combined have a total of three pets. I own one dog, an English Bulldog named Sargent, or Sarge for short. Below is a picture of him from this summer cooling off in the summer heat. His favorite pass times include playing in kiddy pools, placing your hand in his mouth, and sleeping... a lot. Sargent recently went under the "great snip” and is currently not feeling up to par, but usually he loves going on long walks and meeting new dogs. He hopes to one day bring about world peace, but for now he is content with his life in Norman.
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| (Photo of Sargent the English Bulldog taken by myself) |
My brother has two cats. Nala, pictured below, and Holland. We have had Nala since he was a kitten and he was unfortunately named before we found out the he was not a she. Due to a medical condition neither of Nala’s testicles descended. While my brother and I have had no problem changing Nala’s gender pronouns from female to male our mother still has the hardest time, even after four years!
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| Nala the King of the House (Photo taken by myself) |
