Sharon England:  

I am a retired educator from the L.A. Unified School District officially since 2010 due to health issues (was on disability since 4/2006). Presently have 3 homes---2 in southern CA (1 in Santa Clarita,permanent residence & 1 in Malibu Cyn., our get-away). Our 3rd is abroad in the lovely, tranquil area of Lower Slaughter in the picturesque Cotswolds' countryside about 80 miles from London in the UK. Love it! In May of 2003, I was honored in the UK with the title ''Lady" because of my involvement with starting the D.A.R.E. program in the public schools & a mobile library for the inner city schools in the London area. It was quite an honor. Presently, we spend January-May in the UK, while I teach extension courses in poetry writing & Charles Dickens literature for the University of Liverpool. Love it, love it, love it!!! I have lived in southern CA since 8/1973 after graduating from WSU. My younger siblings (5) still live in MI. I was the only one to venture 2500+ miles from home. In 8//2010, I was placed on dialysis due to kidney problems 3x per week. Am doing very well & am pursuing a transplant at the UCLA Med. Ctr. in L.A. area. Feel great & am doing well on dialysis. My education did not stop once I moved out to CA. I continued with a M.S. in education from CSUN (CA State University Northridge). After retiring from the L.A. school system, I worked for 3 years part-time in Santa Clarita at Sylvan Learning Centers close to home as Program Direc...Expand for more