In the middle of nowhere!

Living in the middle of nowhere has advantages and disadvantages.  Peace and quiet, the ability to commune with nature, getting to know oneself, being able to observe people and events in a way that those who have been brought up in busier communities are probably unable to do.  The downside of growing up on a farm is that it can be difficult to relate to people, if they haven't been the focus of your attention from an early age.  I had no idea what to do with all these children when I found myself thrust into boarding school at the age of nine and a half.  I had grown up a bit on the wild side.  Perhaps I had a problem with discipline.  Who knows?  All I know is that when I was literally caught running across the quad after supper that first evening, I proceeded to sink my teeth into the prefects arm!  After that indiscretion, I discovered later, that I was dubbed the "problem child".  Thus, my first taste of civilization, such as it was.