Where you from Goonie? Just wondering as that sounds like the remark of many an Irish Archaeologist?
Indiana Jones probably fed my love of archaeology like tinder to a fire. There are stories from baby sitters that as a 4 year old I'd wander down from bed looking for books on Ancient Egypt with furious dynastic questions keeping me awake. Indy has probably fueled my love of adventure more then anything else.
I did an animation course. It wasn't doing anything for me. Except proving an inspiration for loathing. Watching 'Tresure of the peacocks eye' of all things proved to be something of an epiphany, Malinovski's advice to Indy struck a chord and made me look at my life and see that I was wasting my time following a path I didn't enjoy so off I went back to school to qualify for a 3 year degree in Archaeology and History. After that I worked as an Archaeologist for a year, but even before that, Indy has given me the kick I'd needed to head all over the world, try my hand at so many languages, and truly believe myself capable of anything.
I still love archaeology. At the moment me and a buddy are planning an exhibition into the Northern Peruvian Amazon to find a lost Chachapoyan city. Thats whats keeping my Archaeology brain busy. I'm trying to be an actor in London at the moment. Another thing I've always wanted to do. So I'm doing it. But I'll always be an archaeologist and an adventurer, thanks to Indiana Jones.