School Shopping

We spent last weekend in Birmingham, Alabama and Greenville, South Carolina.  No, we weren’t on vacation, (although Greenville does have an amazing downtown!) the three of us were checking out a couple of universities for Macy.

I know what you’re thinking; “Hugh, you’re way too young to have a child who is old enough for college!”  And believe me, that is exactly what I’ve been thinking.  I mean it’s not like I’m a few days away from being 50 or something… but, I digress. 

First, we checked out Samford University in Birmingham.  We were all blown away.  They rolled out the red carpet for us.  The three of us got to sit in two different classes and took a very detailed tour of the campus.  We loved it.

Next, we went to Furman University in Greenville.  Before our trip, I happen to have mentioned to a couple of people that we were going to see Furman.  And each person said the same thing.  “You’re going to love how beautiful it is!”  I would just nod in agreement and go about my business.  I mean how beautiful can it be?  Really? 

Let me go on record here and say, I was, nay, we were amazed.  When you look at it online, it does not do it justice.  If you ever find yourself in Greenville, SC do yourself a favor and stop by for a quick peek.  It’s worth the effort.

We were at Furman on a Saturday, so going to class wasn’t an option, however we had an informative tour, learned great deal and went away happy to have made the trek.  Plus!  We were given a very interesting bumper sticker.  Scroll down and see what you think.

Both of the schools are small liberal arts universities that specialize in faculty and student interaction as the basis of a quality education. 

Where will Macy end up matriculating?  Your guess is as good as mine, but for now we’re having fun shopping.

Furman University...that's the first thing I thought of too!