Those who started programming with a functional language, did you like it?

Once MIT used to teach freshmen using the legendary book called Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs or SICP. Then they stopped teaching it and moved over to Python as the introductory language. Oxford University starts with a functional language as far as I know. There are still quite a few colleges in the USA which teach introductory CS and programming to freshmen using a functional language. One such book is How to Design Programs or HtDP. Those who started in a functional paradigm, what pros and cons did you face later on? And how did that affect your coding life years from your first introduction?