Thanks for responding.

Though money may be tight, few in the world
have such a bright beginning as you. And with your scientific interest, you can
acquire the knowledge and help save the world
from the more dire possibilities in its future.
I am sure you are wealthy by world standards,
but American culture sure puts us under stress
due to the currency distribution patterns.
I hope the world will enable your education better than it financed mine. Due to the difficulty of working in an industrial environment while attending college,
I quit college after 1-1/2 years and
served in the military, where I continued my studies in night school sometimes,
including environmental sciences.

I completed geology in
community college too in the 1970s.