I am an academic, environmental biologist, global citizen, and apparently, a rare survivor.   My childhood was shaped by Saturday morning episodes of Jonny Quest followed by hours roaming the woods, and later, at age thirteen, my father presenting me with a wrecked '55 Chevrolet and a set of tools.  Since then, nothing much has changed.  Consequently, heaven for me would be tracking cheetahs across the Serengeti in a battered old Land Rover.
I have been fortunate to experience a broad and deep life, with magnificent accomplishments amidst extraordinary failures and challenges. 
More of that can be found here and elsewhere across the internet:
Conquer Magazine - Lessons in Love and Resurrection
Coping Magazine - Life Interrupted