Had some time to spare today – so first I looked up my old schools in Holland that I visited, found some old photos from there of me and my class mates – I am talking 30 years ago! Got all maudlin, wishing for my childhood again. Looked at other old photos; of my best-friend and myself, more than 30 years ago. Those were the days – sure it wasn’t all fun – but generally I had a good time as a kid (especially after getting better from my illness) and even as a teenager.
Someone asked me if I would want to go back to that time and would I change anything:
Sure I would like to go back – all those years to live again, and times were less nasty then – ok we had the cold war, I was a refugee from the Soviet block. But, maybe through my child’s eyes, thing looked more hopeful than they do now. Would I change something – Yes – I would not go into the Academic world. I would still do science but then go into Industry. At least, even though you are not appreciated (just as in Academia) you get better paid.
Someone asked me if I would want to go back to that time and would I change anything:
Sure I would like to go back – all those years to live again, and times were less nasty then – ok we had the cold war, I was a refugee from the Soviet block. But, maybe through my child’s eyes, thing looked more hopeful than they do now. Would I change something – Yes – I would not go into the Academic world. I would still do science but then go into Industry. At least, even though you are not appreciated (just as in Academia) you get better paid.
