Photoessay #2039 - Flagler dome

Flagler College really impressed us; mainly because it seemed a legitimate small private liberal arts college with a VERY reasonable price tag.  I've spent that much on a year at Washington State University.  And that was before the big price hikes we've seen in recent years.

At this point, there seems no way that a young person can get a professional degree without a ton of crippling debt.  I agree that student loan debt is next big bubble.  We continue to pitch in multi-thousand dollar contributions.  We thought U Michigan out of state fees were outrageous but they seem like NOTHING compared to what U Alabama Birmingham wants.

Also, we realized in Florida that people we talked to felt that Alabama Birmingham was reasonably known and nearby.  Here, it seems like it must be in a foreign country PLUS an alternate unknown universe.  Crazy.

Dennis and I continue to pick up the strands of projects that we left behind 10 days ago.  Teddy seems to have done well with Jannelle plus he had a puppy to play with some of the time which he enjoyed.

Back to Flagler, the college is built around a grand resort hotel built by Mr. Flagler.  Much of it has been restored to it's former over the top grandeur.  Really, such a waste of resources to make everything so darn fancy and costly.

Picture looks up at the domed ceiling in the former main lobby which is an entrance to the college.