i think complementary classes are one of the most important parts of school.
not only do you learn whatever you learn in your singular classes, but you can compare and come to your own conclusions about whatever subject they seem to have in common.

last quarter i had a them of nature. environmental anthropology accompanied with botany. each opened my eyes to the subject in different ways. use of natural resources by different cultures and functions of plants.

this quarter, unknowingly, but should have realized, i venture into the realm of death, with my comparative study of DEATH, which shoulda been the thing that tipped me off, but also archaeology of egypt, which, they were seemingly deeply religious and involved in the belief of an afterlife. Then theres that Oaxaca class, which i think has a strong tendancy to lead toward the customs and traditions of el día de los muertos (day of the dead).

its kinda odd, cuz these two themes are seemingly the 2 fundamental parts to the creation of culture:
how one copes with their environment, and how one deals with the concepts of death.
i think the only thing possibly left out are life cycles, things such as rites of passage: reaching wo/manhood, marriage, reproduction, etc.

i wonder what kinda classes you take for that.....
i'm sure i can figure it out if i look at whats offered next quarter.....