Sometimes I feel the same way where I live. My genuine interests are simply not on the same wave as most people around me. The methods of education and understanding that I have connected with are foreign to my environment.

Ultimately I ground myself on my inner values.... which I have learned a lot about since entering a world so different from where my values first developed. You don't truly know how much you love something until it is gone and I feel like my soul is being sucked out of me at times. Sometimes it is all I can do to put one foot in front of the other, but this mental strife has forced me to learn more about myself in ways that may not have occurred if I had stayed in my bubble of comfort.

The social structure that supported my interests and education have basically vanished, exposing my values like never before. This has led to a certain understanding:

Without limitations, there wouldn't be any need for creativity.

You may not have been dealt the perfect hand. But do not forget: we are masters at manipulating the environment around us to suit our needs... that or just god damn determined to make sense of our observations. But do continue telling us what you see, I enjoy reading it =)