These things are like a fuel that feed my insatiable appetite for them. I know that when I receive my degree I will have greater opportunities -- though I remain unsure at this time exactly what I want to commit myself to on a professional level. I think that it will become more clear to me as I get closer to finishing my degree, but I am certain that I will have to choose a field that will be rewarding for my hard work in college, but will also provide me with the mental stimulation and challenges that I thrive on.

There are, too, the other interests in my life that have become broader as I pursue my education. I find it hard to pass by a museum, especially an art museum, without taking the time to go inside and feel the awe of the skilled and masterful artists who created amazing works of art -- classic...

I particularly enjoy the works of Salvador Dali, and I can get lost for hours in studying his strange yet beautiful masterpieces. Unfortunately, I lack the skill or creativity to be a master myself, but that will never stop me picking up a paint brush and painting in oils -- which I am much better at than water colors.
I likewise am in awe of the logical and rational thinking of the great philosophers; Plato, Socrates, Descartes, or Lock. I wonder at what drove these men to express their selves in the way they did; who, I wonder, thinks like this? The answer is, of course, great men (and women).

I think returning to school is about my individual evolution. I look forward to using what I learn as the basis for self-study, and to perhaps one day write a book. Of course, that's what we all say!