I suppose that in order to answer the question you need to understand a little of my journey through education so far:
As the first member of my family to go to university or even to move more than 20 miles away from the family home I seem to have started a trend. My older sister is now studying for her first degree more than 20 years after dropping out of school. It just goes to confirm my suspicions that knowledge is in the Davies blood! Even my Mam has the brains, something that came as a bit of a shock to me during my rebellious teenage years. She simply lacked the opportunity. After passing the 11+ she wasn't allowed to go on to grammar school as her father believed that it would be a waste of money because once she'd finished she'd just get married and have kids.
And she did: Trudy and then me.
When I was 18 I packed my bags and made the 200 mile trip up the A470 from Cowbridge to my home for the next 4 years in Bangor. Eleven years later I'm still here. So what has changed since my first taste of university?
Money I suppose.
After my undergrad degree I really wanted to take the next step, but there was no way I could afford to study any longer. Instead I began my teaching career. Six years after becoming an English teacher I took the plunge and embarked on a new course.
