We have a new address in London: Wally and Maria Hurst, 2 Itea Court, Lindie Gardens, Uxbridge, Middlesex, UB8, 1GR, United Kingdom. The post codes are amazing here: All you do for service or delivery is give them your post code, and they know your street immediately. They just ask what number. It's especially helpful when you're getting groceries or a pizza delivered!
I have begun my Masters Level classes at Brunel. On Wednesday from 2-5 PM, I take Research Methodologies, where I am to learn the secrets of scholarly research, how to read Elizabethan script and printing, and innumerable other great things I can use in writing my papers and my dissertation. Our professor is quite famous, has published several books on the topic, and has studied and taught at Cambridge and Harvard, among many other places. She also has top access to the British Library and the Folger Shakespeare Library in DC, so I am a little bit envious!
My other class is The Making of Shakespeare, and it's about how the author and the plays went from relative obscurity in the 1600's to what they are today. We watched a clip form Star Trek 6: The Undiscovered Country to illustrate just how far into the world's collective consciousness Shakespeare has travelled. It's an amazing class, too. I am also looking forward to beginning my German class next Thursday!
We are almost completely settled in. Still learning about Uxbridge and Brunel, but very comfortable now. The weather has been great since we've been here,and we're enjoying it to the fullest. Thanks for reading, and if we have time this weekend, we'll add another post!
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