Lecture Day 1

(4 of 8 Brad Henry Scholars)

First day of lectures Tuesday. Our instructor is a super spritely British man full of history and facts, and super funny. He walked back and forth on the little stage at the front of the lecture hall, and more than once I was afraid he was going to fall backward off of it, but apparently he knew where the step was without looking.

We learned about currency, and how it is an embodiment of culture. Also, how the newer coins make up a shield! (I am missing the right pound coin)

We learned that the Queen does not have a passport, and that in the House of Commons, there are hooks for the MP's (Members of Parliament) to hang their swords. Very necessary.

I bought some stamps yesterday. I didn't notice it then, but Dr. Bryn made us guess what the small but significant difference is between British postage and the rest of the world's. Can you guess it?

Dr. Bryn talked about the National Health Service, the Prime Minister, the legal system, Churchill, and the British film industry, and we ended the day by watching the old black and white film Passport to Pimplico.