P.S. I'd wondered about your earier years...forgive me but we see some deplorable conditions here in Canada and I feel very badly when my students from distant reserves show up at University and clearly have not had the educational preparation needed. (And oh, the stories of their childhoods...it's a wonder they've made it University at all!...Here of course all Native Canadians are guaranteed a free University Education, is it the same where you are?)
Did you luck into good grade schools, good teachers or just learn yourself how to study, and write so well?
