Well thanks for the compliment. XD
I've liked other regions too but GSC has that nostalgia and super-awesome factor with it. ;p
And they are over now, indeed - today was my last exam, and thank goodness for that too! >_< I think I did ok overall but some were rather hard.
Well, 11 with my current club, but I really started when I was 6 in a different style of karate (although similar), so it's really 13 years. ;p
And don't worry, I too am braindead because exams tend to do that to me after they are over. =p