I think it's better to have your personal life and your work life separate. That way they don't corrupt each other, so to speak.
Time always seems long to the child who is waiting - for Christmas, for next summer, for becoming a grownup: long also when he surrenders his whole soul to each moment of a happy day.
My dad has always been extremely supportive in every decision I've made and much more interested in me picking what I wanted to do.