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I Volunteered for This?! Life on an Archaeological Dig
Lindstrom’s wife, Evonne, having been to Israel a couple times with her husband, says she can appreciate the
nuances of his experiences. “He really loves the people there and has made many friends,” she says. “It’s wonderful for
Gary. At work he’s the boss with lots of responsibilities. But in Israel he can be just one of the people.” Lindstrom says
archaeology has given him many fringe benefits. It has given him an appreciation for differences and dissolved any ethnocentric views he may have had. It has given him a worldview and a love of all life, past and present. It has also given
him the self-confidence to go after anything he feels strongly about, especially if it can make a difference in the world
he leaves behind.

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