Hello,

I apologize if this my question is a little unclear, so let me explain it just a bit.

I studied history in university and really enjoyed learning how to think, analyze and actually do history. I love being more aware of the world around me. But I seem to have gotten lost in the daily hub-bub of life and am feeling like I no longer know how to be a historian.

I moved to a new country shortly after I graduated from my university and have been completely overwhelmed by all of the information that I've come across. I have such an urge to discuss the information and see what others have said about what I've also come across.

It's been four years since I graduated university... and I'm not really sure how to engage in those conversations. I'm just not sure where to look, or even how to go about continuing to 'be' an amateur Historian. Since I'm no longer part of the world of higher education (I'm a TESOL teacher currently) I feel slightly disconnected since I don't have access to academic journals, my professors or databases anymore.

Is there any advice you can give me to help me stay involved with history, be it at an amateur level or any other level for that matter?

I was thinking more along the lines of long distance travel rather than short distance pursuit, but both would be interesting to hear about. Any info appreciated!

I've heard that there are many myths when it comes to this relationship.

I've been to Berlin a few times now and I've noticed that East Berlin is not as nice and the West. There seems to be a lot of graffiti and damaged buildings etc.

I was reading Churchill's 'The Gathering Storm' last night and Rohm's sexuality was alluded to as a matter of fact.

I wonder if this is actually the case or if perhaps, it was more hearsay spread by the Nazi party following The Night of the Long Knives.

Doesnt Libya has large deposits of oil and gas giving the africa campaign a little more importance?

Beevor tends to simply just make statements and present them completely as fact. The book also tends to be fairly opinionated such as making character judgements about key actors during the war. I also have been reading Berlin: The Downfall 1945 also by Beevor which does include a fairly extensive list of references and sources and so was wondering why sources were not included.

I've been reading philosophy, and what I find intriguing is the idea that Thales was some wise sage. Predictor of eclipses. Possibly from Babyblonian astronomy. However he is not from mainland Greece. One theory is he might have been from Phoenicia, an ancient group of city states who were known for their sea faring and can hail as far back as 4000BC.

My thought was, if he was Phoenician (a group of city states of which we have limited knowledge of) might have been some highly sophisticated civilization that knew a lot more than Thales. Another theory that seems more accepted is he was Milesian.

I've read that linear a is a precursor to mycanean linear b a precursor to Greek.

Yet, I've also read another I dependent civilization the Phoenicians had their alphabet that is our modern descended alphabet.

Which is it? Minoan linear a or Phoenician? I don't see how it can be both.

Multiple books is also alright. This is not for any research or educational work - simply reading them for interest.

Just standing in front of the door or at the corner all the time, looking straight and being silent? No small talk?

considering us humans were incredible at documenting events... are there other documents aside from the bible that talk about a person born of a virgin who could perform miracles and rose from the dead. I think that many people would have written about such a person at the time and I would love to be shown references.

I know similar questions have been asked on reddit but I thought historians would have the best references of all.

For instance did a jew force the prime minister to surrender or something?