Visit with Mr. Andres

I went over to Tam today and had a chat with Mr. Andres, my AP History teacher, which was a lot of fun. He took the year off last year and went on a five month trip through North Africa, Europe, Mexico, and Guatemala. During the year he wrote some travel pieces, and some of them are even published online. Here are the articles I found:

• “Big Sur, unplugged” (Dec 22, 2002)
• “Shedding Masks” (Unknown)

He told me that when he finishes teaching, he wants to continue his writing, which will likely focus on travel. Mr. Andres is an excellent writer; his letters to the Tam News were always thoughtful and well composed. I read through the freelance articles he submitted to the web and they are equally good. He is an AP History teacher after all, and that class involves a ton of writing. Good for him. I told him he should shoot for National Geographic. That way they’ll pay for the travelling he wants to do.

I’m glad to see he’s doing well back at Tam. He told me it’s scary seeing the graduates come back and visit during their summer breaks because it makes him feel old. The funny thing is, he really hasn’t aged at all! He looks the same to me as when I had him for history back in 1999.