Would you say your parents/teachers cultivated creativity  in you when you were younger or did you grow up feeling stifled? I'm asking as a teacher. I don't ever want to hinder a student from turning out as creative and interesting as you.
i'll never forget one time i ran into one of my previous teachers in the hallway, chatted for a bit, and as he walked away, he turned the corner in the hallway which was a 90 degree right turn, but instead of turning right he actually spun around to the left all the way around until facing the proper direction and then continued forward down the hall, saying "and he does a 270"