Work vs. Play
Over the past few months I've been starting to miss school. I like learning but that process has greatly slowed down ever since I left school. My one semester off has stretched into two years off, and I'm starting to fear I may be losing some of the knowledge I will need for future classes, and who wants to re-take a class they've already passed?
It's funny, the thing that got me thinking about school again is the fact that I will someday want to go back to work, back to a paying job. And in order to get a job I like that pays me a decent salary I will need to have a degree. And what better time to work on that degree than a time when I don't have to work and can instead devote all my energy to learning? Plus, I've had some fun conversations lately with people who are (back) in school and their excitement is contagious.
However, in order for me to go back to school I will need to devote months at a time to my studies. But it just so happens that would interfere with some of my upcoming diving plans. And considering that part of the reason we are doing so many diving trips now is because we want to be able to see undersea life before it goes away, that's a strong argument for postponing the schooling. I have always been a "bird in the hand" sort of person, anyhow.
It's funny, the thing that got me thinking about school again is the fact that I will someday want to go back to work, back to a paying job. And in order to get a job I like that pays me a decent salary I will need to have a degree. And what better time to work on that degree than a time when I don't have to work and can instead devote all my energy to learning? Plus, I've had some fun conversations lately with people who are (back) in school and their excitement is contagious.
However, in order for me to go back to school I will need to devote months at a time to my studies. But it just so happens that would interfere with some of my upcoming diving plans. And considering that part of the reason we are doing so many diving trips now is because we want to be able to see undersea life before it goes away, that's a strong argument for postponing the schooling. I have always been a "bird in the hand" sort of person, anyhow.