Issues

You will be glad to know that the education system in the UK is trying to become just as screwed up as the one in the US. I am taking the course Issues in Public Education. Obviously, it covers the UK system but I thought it would be interesting to compare our issues to theirs. Within the first 20 minutes I discovered that we all have the same problems. I am excited to dig further into the material. The professor ("tutor") also thinks it will be good because I can bring a different perspective to the table. Hopefully that works out well.

I am currently sitting here eating a Cadbury Creme Egg. It's quite possibly one of my favorite Easter treats. I must say, they are slightly better here. That's to be expected though.

Hopefully the weather will be nice enough on Saturday that I can get out and get some pictures of the campus. Keele Hall used to be the home of Lord Sneyd and his family and is absolutely gorgeous, at least from the outside. The gardens behind the house are beautiful as well. If I am able to get pictures, I'll be sure to post them.

I am also hoping to do some genealogical research while I'm here. After looking at some of the papers I got from Granny & Poppy (my mom's parents), I'm about 90% certain that Poppy's side of the family came from Staffordshire. Interestingly enough, Keele is in Staffordshire. If I'm lucky, maybe I'll be able to find some more information about where I came from...way back when. Dad's side of the family came over from Germany in the 1870's. The part of Germany they're from is pretty close to the French border. Since that's not terribly far away, I'm going to look into traveling there during my Easter break. That might be a little more difficult to research with the language barrier. But, it's worth a shot nonetheless!