If I were again beginning my studies, I would follow the advice of Plato and start with mathematics.
Why on earth do we want closer connection with England? We have little in common with English people except our language. We are fast becoming an entirely different people.
I guess as long as people think of me for different ages, I'll trust their opinion. I remember noticing one year that Michelle Monaghan played 34 and 19, so I've kind of clung to that as my justification that I can be Jake Gyllenhaal's wife and a freshman in college in the same year.