The life of a former teacher…

September 20, 2023 by Katie Travis | Leave a Comment

No sweat!

Especially when she’s as cool as Brooke!

She was in my Spanish 2 class

(ahem – 12 years ago?- ahem)

She also spent 10 days in Nicaragua with me.

When I asked her what she remembered about our trip, her answer made me LOL because I didn’t even remember that detail!

One day our group was supposed to go on a hike and it was SO hot.

(Like, step out of the shower, dry off, you’re immediately sweating again HOT.)

Long story short, we ended up taking a spa day!

Yep, sounds about right!

No worries, we got lots of hiking in beforehand.

(see pic of us all sliding down the mud hill)

She also reminded me that we:

-fed the cutest little monkeys from a boat

-visited a local school + donated supplies

-learned to play the card game “BS” in Spanish

-got delayed on the way home so we spent an extra night in FL

On that trip, I also:

– earned the nickname “Mamá Chela”

– gained a Nicaraguan brother

– almost became a vegetarian

Over my 18 years of being a Spanish teacher I took groups to 8 different countries.

Some of the kiddos that went with are now Spanish teachers.