This is a topic that I am debating in my head right now.  There are obvious advantages toward going back to school and getting my degree.  But if I go back I plan on pursuing a performance degree.  I am a musician and a tuba player at heart, and a damn good one in my opinion.  I went to school for music right out of high school, but I was 17 years old and it was natural to buck the system.  Part of the problem at that time was due to a conflict of interest.  I was equally good at running and had a lot of state and regional championships to my name at that time.  It was near impossible to balance the schedule, and at the time I paid much more attention to my running then my music.  In those days I was a good musician and a great athlete.  The table have turned and with some practice and a degree in my hand there is no doubt I could be an excellent musician.  I want to be on top of the game and put my talent to work for me.  This is what I do, this is who I am.

Other obvious advantages are getting my student visa to be able to live here in Canada more easily while Christine and I plan our future.  Having the student visa will give us a great deal more time to really work things out and figure out where we want to be down the road.  It will take some of the pressure off as well for other things.  The hardest part about this is the money and finding the money to go back to school.

Like I said it is a great topic of debate.  We'll see how it ends up eventually.