Hello @deirdyweirdy,

I hated 'school' before college. Once I went to college, it became a refuge for me. I was a bit of a free spirit and found a way to manipulate requirements so I took classes I enjoyed and avoided those I didn't enjoy. Maybe it was the 60s and we got away with stuff. I even thought of staying in academia and hiding away there. Books for me are a lot easier than people. I realized, however, if I chose academia I'd never really live. I decided to live and left academia behind. So, the two masters weren't really much of a hardship :)