Genius Hour- Ancient History- The British Museum and a Visit to the United Kingdom
Genius Hour: My Visit to London England: A Familial Connection This past year, my father passed away. It was a difficult journey. He battled hard to fight cancer, and the treatments allowed us to spend more invaluable time with him. I was able to learn more about his past while chatting with him over the years. Our family had visited the United Kingdom on many occasions in the past and we were able to see so many historical sites on our visits, including where dad grew up and the schools he attended. Dad was born in India and at the age of eleven came to the United Kingdom in the 1960s. I remember him telling me stories of living in a joint family and riding his bicycle through the streets of March and later Peterborough. He told me about his educational journey as he wrote standardized tests all the way through school, then attended Bradford University and received his PhD in engineering. He eventually moved our family to Canada before I was born to work for Bell Northern Resear...