Val and I did the tour together, meaning we alternated who spoke. Early on in the tour, a woman joined us. We often have strangers hear the tour and just join in. Often they just assume we work for the museum.
By about the fifth stop on the tour, after I shared about Tiglath Pilesar III, she came over to me and commented on the tour. "I feel like I hit the jackpot! I'm an Egyptologist and I just decided to wander through the museum after my interview here, and now you are telling me about the Assyrians and the Babylonians."
Pause. Rewind. "Wait, you're an Egyptologist? That's incredible!" Cue Hope getting very excited. In response to a question, she told me she is Catholic. She seemed a bit hesitant to say so, but she had also mentioned that she's encountered a lot of academic scepticism in regards to the Bible.
We started chatting in between artifacts. It turns out she just had an interview for a position at the British Museum! When we got to our detour to the Rosetta Stone, I asked her to explain it the group. Honestly, I just couldn't bear to stumble through my explanation of hieroglyphs with an Egyptologist listening!
Before we went to the second level of the Museum, J had to leave us. She and I chatted a bit to say goodbye and exchanged numbers. She's offered to share some information with me in the future! When I asked where she lives, J told me. Would you believe she lives less than two miles from my house? Wow. As she saved my number, she commented, "God works in mysterious ways, indeed." Indeed, my friend. I'm so excited to get together sometime and talk about Egyptology! I'll let you know what I learn...
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