Going from Learning to Earning
I majored in Geography by accident. (More about that a little later.) After I retired, I was on a summer vacation trip with a family of four. The parents were former students of mine from 22 years earlier. Their children were in their early teens. We were hiking on a trail in Yellowstone National Park. As her son and daughter eagerly hit the trail ahead of us, the mother turned to me and said, “Wow, Greg. Now I see why you enjoy teaching Geography so much! You get to travel, go hiking, camping, photography, all the things you love to do. You get outdoors in the fresh air and see beautiful places!” I laughed and replied, “Yes, that’s true. But the best part of it is they thought I was working, and they paid me to do it!”