Granted, professional writing can be VERY practical when all you want to do all day is write and edit fanfic, and your day job pays you to use the same skills on marketing materials. (I'm very, very lucky.)

But I've always loved history, and I'm sorry I didn't have time to take more courses in it when I was in college. And, of course, arch/anthro is just cool. I love people, cultures, places, events--i love see the threads and watching how they weave and intersect.

And. Um. Yeah. I'm just a total geek.