Learning is Instinctual

I know that the general belief is that humans don't have instincts but I would argue that if there is an instinct that is universal to humans; learning is it. Hi. I am a student of life and at this point in time; also of education, Spanish and French. I suppose there are also the more casual learning events like Tai Chi and Belly Dancing as well. Now to the title of this post: babies appear to me to have only one urgent quest during their time of infancy, (beyond food, love, and hygiene) and that is to learn about their environment and their place in it. I think that instinct to learn continues throughout life for many folks, it certainly has for me and I hope it does for everyone else too.
I was born in Olds, AB and have lived all of my life in Alberta, though only a short stint in Olds. I joined the military when I was 17, lived in Edmonton, Cold Lake and Labrador; then resumed the first two postings until I retired with 15 years of service in 1999. I had a son in 1990 who became the main focus of my life and arguably is still a pretty big deal to me, though his own personal journey has begun and I am now happily in the background.
I began my own journey that led to my attendance at Red Deer College for the transfer program here.
I come to The University of Lethbridge from Red Deer College and I absolutely love it here. There is heavy rain this evening which I find odd for a place that is notoriously dry. My understanding is that this year has been very rainy indeed. The coulee is beautiful in green and I am honoured to see it that way.