Anthropology is not what you think
Not that many disciplines can say their very name creates the kind of quizzical looks that anthropology does. As a major in the subject, that of the history and variety of Homo sapiens, there is nothing more awkward than family reunions and Christmas parties where the subject inevitably comes to, “So what exactly are you studying?” I always try to think fast, but summing up such a wide area of study in a few short sentences before my booze-laced aunt loses patience is hard to do.