This thread sounds pretty interesting.

I put myself through university (the first time) swinging a sledgehammer and a welding torch for the railroad every summer. That was a great way to stay in shape and forget about exams.

After university I decided I didn't want to work in my field so I trained as a chef, got my college papers and my journeyman's papers, and moved around for a bit working in some not so great and some great places. I did that for just shy of a decade.

Then I realized that one of the things I liked most about cooking was teaching the apprentices. So I went back to school again, this time to get my teaching degree. I had every intention of teaching high school culinary courses. The only snag was that I got into an elementary education program. No problem, I told myself...I'll change my credentials when I get out. My placement classrooms were Gr5, Gr3, and K-2 gym and Music. I loved them all. I haven't set foot in a high school since actually attending high school.

Now, I teach grade 1, and I love every minute of it.