Oh, DUH! I feel like such a dolt, now... I completely forgot about the paint! I guess I'm used to seeing the eroded statues and walls.. Geeze, I'm sorry..!

I've been meaning to ask you - how did you land a job like that? That's been a dream of mine, working in a museum in the Egyptological department. Unfortunately, I cannot intern at any local museums because if I even had the time, I could not do more than be shooed away from snobby jerks..! Believe me, I've tried, and apparently, I'm too young..

Awww. Poor you. You remind me of some old tutor in a film who's making a dying speech. "Go on without me. . . . It's too late for me. . . . Avenge my death. . . *groan*!"

UCL does actually offer separate and as undergraduate courses. Hmmm. Which one do you think is superior?

That's lots of good advice, Merytre-Hatshepsut. I'm glad you put in your professional advice.

I should imagine if you truly want to make it in Egyptology, an undergraduate degree would never suffice. It's more or less expected to go the whole route, from masters to Ph.D. That means lots of writing and earnest efforts at being published in the literature.

Hmm, having to write a lot about ancient Egypt. Sounds all right to me!

Hmm. I'm still not sure if it's for me. Cosmology departments are begging for more students, and that's another of my passions. It'd be selfish just to apply for the sake of it when there's something else I could do and be equally happy. . . hmmm. . .