I am a law librarian working for the law firm Stewart McKelvey in Halifax, Nova Scotia. After completing my Medieval Studies degree at UVa in 2013, I took a few years off before moving the Halifax to pursue my Masters of Library and Information Studies at Dalhousie University in 2015. It isn’t hard to find the connection between medieval studies and library and information studies. The program’s multidisciplinary nature provided me with a strong foundation in research and writing as well as a love for examining a topic through the lenses of many different areas of study. I always found the topic of “medievalism,” the practice of utilizing medieval themes in popular culture, fascinating. While at UVa I wrote about gender identity in the medieval period and compared the depictions of the undead in popular culture to the draugr of Old Icelandic folktales. While working on my masters, I studied the history of the written language and storytelling, from mankind’s earliest written words to how we tell stories today in eBooks, film, and even video games. Many of the techniques we use today to design a successful website or create an eBook have their foundations in how we originally learned to read and write.  My degree in Medieval Studies taught me that to truly understand the present, and predict the future, one needs to examine the past. I am thankful not only for the lessons I learned in the Medieval Studies program at UVa, but for the many wonderful people I met as well. I have many fond memories of drinking mead while talking about Monty Python, and making friends with the other students who fought to out talk me during discussion sessions. The knowledge and friendships that I gained through the program stay with me to this day, and for that I will be eternally grateful.