Dear Dad,

Greetings from the new deputy curator at Beech Hill Museum in Washington DC! (I miss you, by the way. How's Africa? I sure hope this letter reaches you in Ouagadougou before you move on to Nairobi.

So, I got the internship! Your old friend, Franklin Rose, was awfully nice to submit my name to the rest of the members of the museum's Board of Directors. What an opportunity while I'm in between cases!

As you probably know, the museum specializes in ancient Maya culture. My supervisor's going to be Joanna Riggs – a well known archeologist. Maybe you've seen her name in the news recently in conjunction with the discovery of a strange Maya monolith. Apparently it's created quite a buzz among experts in the field.

Beech Hill plans to feature the monolith in an upcoming exhibition. Just imagine, this artifact has been buried for hundreds of years and now it's going to be unveiled to the public for the first time.

The museum is short-staffed at the moment, and they're expecting such a huge turn-out, that they've closed their doors to prepare. I can hardly wait to dig into this exciting project and learn how archaeologists and historians solve the mysteries of ancient cultures. I'll keep you posted!

Love,
Nancy