What did you become interested in later in life that you had no interest in while in school?

Drawing and painting

Decided to teach myself a few years ago and I’ve been fortunate enough to get commissions on a frequent basis

Being single.

In grade school I wasn’t motivated by points and gold stars.

Now I Fluther for lurve. Also I get paid from others answering my questions.

Bluegrass music.

Bluegrass music. My sophomore year of college Carol (Corn Cob) got tired of me playing Kenny Burrell

- Literature analysis. When I was at school I thought it was a waste of time. Why should I look deeper into a story when I already understood the plot? Now I analyze every book and movie I watch because I need to learn how to write my own stories. I also, surprisingly, get a lot of joy from analyzing things. It’s a great mental exercise.

- History, particularly history of other countries that aren’t my own. I was already fed up enough with learning history of my own country so I just couldn’t bring myself to care for other countries. I just couldn’t see anything valuable from learning history other than remember pointless dates.

Film-noir was the thing that motivated me to study history. And throughout my study, I was shocked to see how much American culture resembles my country’s culture. I can actually relate to Americans throughout most of the 19th and 20th centuries, and most recently Colonial time, because for almost every period of American history, I can think of a similar time in my country’s history to match with it. Learning about history has changed me into a more empathetic person.

If I had an advice for young kids at school, I would say: “Work hard at school. The knowledge you learn will come back to serve you, trust me.” :)