Puffin, I was a geology major for 4 years, but then decided I didn't want to work in the lab or the field which, as you know in geology, kind of limits your choices! lol I then transferred to education and got my bachelor's in secondary education with a major in Earth Science and a minor in General Science. I later added U.S. History and as a result ended up with a teaching job in Social Studies, but did teach 6th grade Life Science for 3 years. My love though is still Geology...gotta love those rocks!! lol My favorite area is Plate Tectonics, Earthquakes, and Volcanoes...of course all interrelated.