finding interests

In undergrad I had to take x amount of classes and had little time to take in other courses or areas that interested me. When the only cultural classes most students are forced to take is two, students are not having the change to submerse themselves in a topic they find fascinating or a class on folklore just because they like fantasy. Now, I guess I could have stayed in my undergrad for an additional couple of years but my parents would not be too happy that I spent all of my Brightfutures scholarships and instate tuition on random classes to find the areas I find interest in.

Even though I am still in school (and balancing a job with it), I am finding it so easy to take time to find those interests in my life again. In the past year I have picked up:

Cooking (not baking), especially seafood! I have mastered salmon, shrimp, and muscles.
Reading biographies, currently indulging in Steve Jobs
70's Rock
Arrange flowers
Bringing antiques back to life

Personally, I believe finding your interests is all about trial and error. You watch a documentary and wiki on Kony and Sudan, research a couple of nonprofit organizations helping in that aid... and you will either fall in love with the cause or not. The hardest part of pinning down your interests is taking the time to do so.