Hi Robbie,  You asked me what I am studying and what diploma I'll
receive.  I suppose my answer on your question won't be of general
interest for the MMD-subscribers, so you don't have to include it in
the MMD-digest.

 [ Au contraire, mon ami !  MMD has a special interest in our young
 [ members and students, because it is you and your peers who will
 [ continue the hobby long after we old guys are gone !   -- Robbie

I've finished my four-year study of Latin and Greek at the University
of Ghent.  I will receive a diploma of "licentiaat in de taal - en
letterkunde: Latijn en Grieks".  That's 'licentiate' (I don't know the
right translation, sorry) in arts and letters: Latin and Greek.

Most of us (there are only eleven students in our class) still have
another year to go -- me, too -- since we have to write a "thesis"
about a subject we could pick out ourselves.  Of course, I'd rather
written something about organs, but ...  I'm writing about Eunapios
of Sardes, a Greek author of the 2nd century A.D.  I hope to get it
finished by the end of this year.

So, only next year I'll receive my 'real' diploma.  Then I think I'll
start teaching or working in a library.

Well, enjoy the summer and thanks again for that wonderful MMD !

Best greetings,

Bjorn Isebaert
bjorn.isebaert@rug.ac.be

 [ Thanks for writing, Bjorn.  The licentiate degree in Europe is
 [ similar to a Master of Arts and Letters degree in the UK and USA.
 [ Congratulations!  Someday you can write a book for us about the
 [ organ makers of Belgium!   Now -- how about some letters from
 [ the other students in MMD? :)    -- Robbie