When we're training astronauts, we have to travel a lot. Training can occur at shuttle mock-ups at Johnson, Marshall Space Flight Center or Kennedy Space Center. This includes measuring astronaut physiology with special equipment while we spin them in simulators or fly on aircraft. That's what I live for. I learned to use it as a tool.
Scientists are eternal students.
We ask questions for a living. This IS Earth, you know. Not being taken seriously is one of the obstacles I had to overcome to get where I am right now. I was 23 when I earned my doctorate and most of my associates would not treat me like a scientist. My 11-year old is my current hobby.