One place in which his father was stationed was Egypt, where House developed a fascination with archaeology and treasure-hunting, which led him to keep his treasure-hunting tools well into adulthood.
På et tidspunkt var hans far udstationeret i Egypten, hvor House udviklede en fascination for arkæologi og skattejagt, der førte til at han beholdte sine skattejagts redskaber langt ind i sit voksenliv.