Issue link: http://educator.cta.org/i/569858
WITH FAMOUS WRITERS DOWN MEMORY LANE THE FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH KARIN SYLVESTER MCCARTY, Stonecreek Junior High English teacher, Panama-Buena Vista Teachers Association That's me, enjoying a sunny afternoon at the Church on Spilled Blood in St. Petersburg, Russia. MARIA CROMBIE, Fremont Elementary School second-grade teacher, Riverside City Teachers Association It was fun taking photos in Barcelona, Spain, in front of the Basílica de la Sagrada Família. My daughter graduated from college last year and has been teaching English in Spain, so we went to visit her. We took tours, went to museums, ate the cuisine, and enjoyed learning about the history. This absolutely invigorated me. There is so much to learn about the rest of the world. I will show photos and videos to my students when we share summer experiences; discuss history, culture and art in our social studies/language arts classes; and share photos and experiences when we learn about maps, countries and continents. Hiking Finding ALICIA G. CRUMPLER, Social Science Division chair, Administration of Justice Program, College of the Sequoias Teachers Association Here I am hanging out with author, playwright and poet Oscar Wilde in Merrion Square, Dublin, Ireland. I teach in Tulare County, which has high poverty and unemployment rates and a lack of an educated workforce. I use travel to discuss the benefits of education and where it can lead. I tell students that I worked my way through college, became a probation officer and then a college professor, and that the hard work has paid off with a great career that allows me to travel the world, seeing many amazing sights and meeting many amazing people. I share pictures and stories of my travels, hoping they will want to see those places for themselves. JOHN DENT, Dos Pueblos Senior High School video, yearbook, computer and leadership teacher, Santa Barbara Teachers Association My wife and I met in the Swiss Alps 18 years ago and returned this summer with our three kids. When we met, she was a 21-year-old student named Mimi Beller traveling after a year studying abroad in Spain. I was a 25-year-old Canadian intent on meeting as many people as I could. When I asked her name, she responded, "Why should I tell you? You won't remember it in the morning." The next morning when I saw her, she didn't remember my name. I teased her about it all day, and then at night we had one of the most meaningful conversations of our lives. Later, I got an email from her saying, "Hi, do you remember me?" We became pen pals for a few years. Our daughters are 10, 8 and 6. My oldest daughter took this picture; my wife was farther down the path with the other two. My kids loved visiting the site where their parents met. NORA ALLSTEDT, Wilson Middle School music teacher, Exeter Teachers Association I visited St. Augustine, Florida, which is in St. John's County, one of the five counties known as Florida's First Coast. St. Augustine is the oldest continually occupied European established settlement in the continental U.S. The picture was taken at the Fountain of Youth Archaeological Park. 51 V O LU M E 2 0 I S S U E 2 Learning Hanging CHURCHES Checking out