Jacques Gallaher 18-year-old Brit

British visitor likes science, but doesn't believe in little green men

Wildcat: What are you doing here in Tucson?

Gallaher: Um · visiting my dad.

Wildcat: Where are you from?

Gallaher: England, outside London.

Wildcat: How do you like it here? A little hot, huh?

Gallaher: Yeah, just a bit hot. It's quite nice, though.

Wildcat: So what's it like back home?

Gallaher: I don't know what it is in Fahrenheit, but it's about 27 degrees Celcius.

Wildcat: So how long are you here for?

Gallaher: Six weeks.

Wildcat: What have you got in your hand? You thinking about coming to school here?

Gallaher: Yeah, I was thinking about doing computer science.

Wildcat: Are you still in high school or whatever you call it out there?

Gallaher: I just finished.

Wildcat: You got the shades going on. What's with those?

Gallaher: It helps protect my eyes from the sun.

Wildcat: So what have you done while you are here? Anything exciting?

Gallaher: Hiking.

Wildcat: So you are going to study computer science? You into science big time?

Gallaher: Yeah, biology and chemistry too.

Wildcat: Well our Lunar and Planetary Laboratory just got a $350-million grant from NASA to study life on Mars. Do you think there is life on Mars?

Gallaher: Well, they found fossilized evidence of microbacteria.

Wildcat: You don't think there are little green men with antennae or anything like that?

Gallaher: (laughs) No, no.