aeroguy

When I checked the dates of the last 3-4 posts, I was amazed to find that they were posted months apart, but on the same day of every month... ...until I realised the board dates are American! Anyway... I'm from Sweden, first of all. Turning 25 in August. I'm really a bit too "balanced" to excel at anything in particular. I tend to be pretty good at most things, but not great at anything. A "jack of all trades, master of none" if you will... My weak point is math. It just don't think it's that fun. I'm a very practical person. My strong point is my ability to visualise things. I can "see" forces and flows and things like that. Although I'll study mechanical engineering next year and onwards, I don't plan to work in the field once I'm done. I guess I'm a bit odd in that regard. I really want a job where I make just enough money to get by, and instead have plenty of free time to pursue my own diverse interests. An engineering job would probably require me to take problems home with me after work, and I wouldn't want my free time wasted like that. And I could and would never sign any confidentiality agreement (except when it comes to personal security such as not telling people where how the alarm system works in the store I work, or for personal integrity, say in medical professions), so most or all engineering jobs are out of the question on the basis of that alone. I like teaching, so that's an option. That's also something I know I'm good at - making people understand more complicated things than they thought themselves capable of. Nothing gives me greater satisfaction! My dream for the future is to have a nice big wooden house in the country, with a few acres of farmland to grow my own potatoes, carrots, cabbage and things like that. Maybe strawberries. Then another piece of land where I'd build a huge greenhouse for cucumbers, tomatoes and spices. In addition to that, I'd want a small piece of forest adjacent to the rest of the land I own. A flat grass field of an acre or two would also be nice, for any future kids to play around on. Finally, a huge garden with trees, bushes, hedges, flowers and "water features", and gravel walking paths. Maybe another smaller walk-in greenhouse in the garden. That place would serve as my recharger! My home is where i regain any strength lost in the daily grind. My free time is extremely valuable to me. I'm an atheist, and generally opposed to any beliefs in the supernatural. I'm also a socialist with a passion for equality in all areas. Now, I've had many a political discussion with US citizens, and they generally have very distorted opinions on what socialism is. Most equate it to the falsely self-labelled socialist and communist dictatorships of the Soviet Union in the past and China (sorry hierarch - I have nothing against the people!) and North Korea (for example) in the present. I love etymology! I don't know why, but I do. I'm also both too lazy and too honest for my own good. Well, that's enough for now... I've probably typed three times as much as anyone else...