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Have
you ever planned a trip, packed your bags, and set out for your
destination, never to arrive because something more interesting
came up along the way?
That
quite accurately describes my career as, somewhere on the way
to law school, I decided to take a year off and try teaching.
Thirty-five years later, spent as a history and social science
teacher and department head, I retired and went to work for Ellison
Travel and Tours.
My
years in the teaching profession allowed for a great deal of experience
as we traveled often to many North American and European destinations
and that experience has been extremely valuable in my work with
Ellison.
During
my stint as a teacher, I took a year and did a teaching exchange
in England that allowed me to travel extensively in England, Scotland
and Wales along with destinations on the continent.
Following
my formal retirement in Canada, I spent three and a half years
teaching in Italy at Canadian College Italy, in Lanciano, Abruzzo.
This allowed me to learn the rudiments of the Italian language
and the school trips resulted in me getting to know very well
the major attractions anyone would visit in Rome, Florence, Venice
and the other major destinations. My 1993 Fiat Uno allowed my
wife and I to visit all the nooks and crannies of that fabulous
country in our spare time.
Besides
Great Britain and Italy, my stints as a teacher and student travel
allowed me to visit Greece, France, Belgium, The Netherlands,
Austria, and The Czech Republic.
Personal
travel has taken me on two camping trips to the West Coast of
Canada, returning through the Northern States, the east coast
of Canada on three occasions and the Eastern United States including
cities like Orlando, Savannah, Charleston and Washington.
Working
at Ellison Travel and Tours has been a great extension of my teaching
career and I have enjoyed learning from the travel professionals
at Ellison. I look forward to traveling with you on your next
group excursion.
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