1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:09,760 When I talk contemporary issues years ago, I always started the lesson all for what are 2 00:00:09,760 --> 00:00:13,400 the values of our society and what do you value. 3 00:00:13,400 --> 00:00:18,240 And the students would write things, a brief summary of that, what they thought our society 4 00:00:18,240 --> 00:00:19,880 valued and what they value. 5 00:00:19,880 --> 00:00:24,160 And then we'd look at all of the issues we talk about through that lens. 6 00:00:24,160 --> 00:00:29,920 And the main thing I tried to point them toward is that what you think is the most important 7 00:00:29,920 --> 00:00:34,960 thing to spend your time on or your money on is what you value. 8 00:00:34,960 --> 00:00:38,040 And I've always valued being around my family and travel. 9 00:00:38,040 --> 00:00:43,000 That's what we, with my kids, we went to dozens of national parks. 10 00:00:43,000 --> 00:00:44,240 We toured all around the country. 11 00:00:44,240 --> 00:00:45,240 Went to Europe. 12 00:00:45,240 --> 00:00:47,560 I studied in Europe for a while. 13 00:00:47,560 --> 00:00:57,720 You know, I get a chance, you know, me, I'm heading off somewhere to travel. 14 00:00:57,720 --> 00:01:04,680 Hello and welcome back to Life's Next Lesson Plan podcast where I continue to pave my post 15 00:01:04,680 --> 00:01:10,160 education path after three decades as an English teacher. 16 00:01:10,160 --> 00:01:15,720 One thing I hear often from retired educators is that the loss of identity is difficult, 17 00:01:15,720 --> 00:01:20,600 especially for those of us who've been teachers our entire adult lives. 18 00:01:20,600 --> 00:01:25,360 This podcast is a way for me to explore a new adventure while also staying rooted in 19 00:01:25,360 --> 00:01:30,560 my education background by putting some of what I taught as a journalism teacher to the 20 00:01:30,560 --> 00:01:32,080 test. 21 00:01:32,080 --> 00:01:36,640 At the same time, my goal is to connect with others looking to take their next steps in 22 00:01:36,640 --> 00:01:41,800 life, whether that be personal or career related. 23 00:01:41,800 --> 00:01:46,760 To bridge my transition out of education, you'll find that this podcast follows a similar 24 00:01:46,760 --> 00:01:49,600 structure to the classroom. 25 00:01:49,600 --> 00:01:54,000 Twice a month, I'll have solo episodes and twice a month, I'll have a guest with me 26 00:01:54,000 --> 00:01:56,420 so we can learn together. 27 00:01:56,420 --> 00:02:01,680 Each podcast will have a brief lecture or lesson followed by an activity to engage you 28 00:02:01,680 --> 00:02:07,120 in the episode, along with some optional homework. 29 00:02:07,120 --> 00:02:12,840 This will remind me of my school days where some students thought homework was an option. 30 00:02:12,840 --> 00:02:17,480 It is my hope that by engaging in each lesson and completing the homework, you will learn 31 00:02:17,480 --> 00:02:22,920 something new but also uncover ideas for your Life's Next Lesson Plan, however you 32 00:02:22,920 --> 00:02:24,960 want that to look. 33 00:02:24,960 --> 00:02:28,760 This podcast is not just for educators or midlifers though. 34 00:02:28,760 --> 00:02:34,760 The ideas can apply at any stage of life for anyone searching to feel more fulfilled. 35 00:02:34,760 --> 00:02:44,040 And with that said, let's get to today's guest. 36 00:02:44,040 --> 00:02:50,160 So today we're fortunate enough to have someone who's been in education definitely longer 37 00:02:50,160 --> 00:02:52,600 than me but maybe not by much. 38 00:02:52,600 --> 00:02:58,360 I'll let him explain a little bit of his background and then we will get into our connection and 39 00:02:58,360 --> 00:02:59,840 how we know each other. 40 00:02:59,840 --> 00:03:04,800 So it is my pleasure to introduce to the podcast today Mr. Tony Engel. 41 00:03:04,800 --> 00:03:07,440 So Mr. Engel, can you share your background with us? 42 00:03:07,440 --> 00:03:08,440 Well, thanks for having me Rachel. 43 00:03:08,440 --> 00:03:09,920 I really appreciate it. 44 00:03:09,920 --> 00:03:17,280 Yeah, I started teaching in the early 1990s taught for nearly 30 years. 45 00:03:17,280 --> 00:03:22,520 Most of the here at Homestead High School taught world history and criminal justice. 46 00:03:22,520 --> 00:03:25,400 Start out teaching English like you did but got out of the department shortly before you 47 00:03:25,400 --> 00:03:32,240 got here and use that as a stepping stone to as you know my passion to get into traveling 48 00:03:32,240 --> 00:03:35,960 and one of my world history students to see the places we talked about. 49 00:03:35,960 --> 00:03:42,640 So I began to play in trips with them, kind of got into that by working with my mentor 50 00:03:42,640 --> 00:03:46,760 at the time and just became a passion for me. 51 00:03:46,760 --> 00:03:47,760 That's so awesome. 52 00:03:47,760 --> 00:03:51,720 Yeah, and a lot of, did you ever add up how many kids you took traveling? 53 00:03:51,720 --> 00:03:53,040 Yeah, just close to 800. 54 00:03:53,040 --> 00:03:55,200 I actually have close to 800 students. 55 00:03:55,200 --> 00:03:59,080 And then you couple that with how many students you actually taught over 30 years. 56 00:03:59,080 --> 00:04:00,080 It's a lot of names. 57 00:04:00,080 --> 00:04:01,240 That's what I think. 58 00:04:01,240 --> 00:04:05,800 I give myself a little bit of grace not remembering names as well as I used to. 59 00:04:05,800 --> 00:04:08,600 I actually went back and put them all on a spreadsheet because that's how I found it. 60 00:04:08,600 --> 00:04:10,080 You know what I have to do this sometimes. 61 00:04:10,080 --> 00:04:13,040 I went back through all the old lists. 62 00:04:13,040 --> 00:04:18,280 So I know personally myself, obviously we met at Homestead and then we traveled together 63 00:04:18,280 --> 00:04:23,800 to six countries and I remember it was 42 students on that trip. 64 00:04:23,800 --> 00:04:32,280 And I definitely remember one moment that stood out to me on that trip. 65 00:04:32,280 --> 00:04:38,040 In my mind I imagine like a Spider-Man where we had a student trying to scale the outside 66 00:04:38,040 --> 00:04:39,040 of a hotel. 67 00:04:39,040 --> 00:04:40,040 Was it in Switzerland? 68 00:04:40,040 --> 00:04:41,040 It was in Switzerland. 69 00:04:41,040 --> 00:04:42,600 You and I were walking across to a beach. 70 00:04:42,600 --> 00:04:45,160 We were going to check out a beach. 71 00:04:45,160 --> 00:04:49,760 And we looked back and this is the lady stretching the outside of her balcony trying to get to 72 00:04:49,760 --> 00:04:52,720 her friend's balcony. 73 00:04:52,720 --> 00:04:54,120 That definitely stands out to me. 74 00:04:54,120 --> 00:05:01,040 And the student in Paris who met up with a Macquan family and this is before WhatsApp 75 00:05:01,040 --> 00:05:04,280 and all the fancy ways to communicate by phone. 76 00:05:04,280 --> 00:05:09,040 And we'll just say she was on her own for a little bit with that family in Paris. 77 00:05:09,040 --> 00:05:11,200 I had forgotten that on that trip. 78 00:05:11,200 --> 00:05:16,720 Oh yeah, that's the one that I could not find her for hours. 79 00:05:16,720 --> 00:05:21,120 And I think it was you who ended up sitting in the subway or something and showed up. 80 00:05:21,120 --> 00:05:24,000 I've got to go back to the hotel and call her parent. 81 00:05:24,000 --> 00:05:29,880 And so I took the subway back and when I got off the train there she was sitting on 82 00:05:29,880 --> 00:05:32,600 the bench at our stop. 83 00:05:32,600 --> 00:05:35,040 And she goes, I didn't know how to get to the hotel from here. 84 00:05:35,040 --> 00:05:36,040 But I knew this was our stop. 85 00:05:36,040 --> 00:05:43,360 And I can remember telling her, I don't know if I want to hug you right now or scream at 86 00:05:43,360 --> 00:05:44,440 you. 87 00:05:44,440 --> 00:05:46,280 But I was like, I'm just so glad to see you. 88 00:05:46,280 --> 00:05:48,880 Yes, those are the two that stand out for me. 89 00:05:48,880 --> 00:05:50,640 So that was memorable. 90 00:05:50,640 --> 00:05:54,080 I'm sure you have a lot of other funny travel stories. 91 00:05:54,080 --> 00:05:57,560 Do you have any funny classroom stories? 92 00:05:57,560 --> 00:06:03,920 Not just being a teacher, it's always a million that you could have. 93 00:06:03,920 --> 00:06:08,800 One of the funniest and I told when I retired was we used to have a home at class here at 94 00:06:08,800 --> 00:06:09,800 Homestead. 95 00:06:09,800 --> 00:06:15,840 And a young lady came back to me, her sophomore, junior, had her as a freshman for World History. 96 00:06:15,840 --> 00:06:19,080 And great kid, she came back and she was in foods and she came back. 97 00:06:19,080 --> 00:06:22,960 So Mr. Engel, we made cheesecake today in Home Act. 98 00:06:22,960 --> 00:06:24,120 And I just wanted to bring you one. 99 00:06:24,120 --> 00:06:25,400 It's so good. 100 00:06:25,400 --> 00:06:27,640 And so she brought it to me and she walked over. 101 00:06:27,640 --> 00:06:32,800 She was, do you like ovarian cheesecake? 102 00:06:32,800 --> 00:06:35,080 I tried not to laugh and I said, you mean bavarian? 103 00:06:35,080 --> 00:06:39,040 She was, oh yeah, then she got beet red and I laughed too. 104 00:06:39,040 --> 00:06:40,760 It was pretty humorous. 105 00:06:40,760 --> 00:06:41,760 Yes. 106 00:06:41,760 --> 00:06:42,760 Those are the... 107 00:06:42,760 --> 00:06:45,520 No sophomore girls or three girls on a date. 108 00:06:45,520 --> 00:06:47,000 She probably hasn't forgotten this. 109 00:06:47,000 --> 00:06:48,840 I'm sure she has it right. 110 00:06:48,840 --> 00:06:52,040 Sure she gets shocked that she's such a thing. 111 00:06:52,040 --> 00:06:58,880 Well for all of the high moments and positives in teaching, there always comes a time where 112 00:06:58,880 --> 00:07:03,640 you contemplate like, am I ready to go, is it my time to leave education? 113 00:07:03,640 --> 00:07:07,240 So do you remember going through that in your own mind? 114 00:07:07,240 --> 00:07:08,240 I do. 115 00:07:08,240 --> 00:07:10,640 And as you know, I still love to sub. 116 00:07:10,640 --> 00:07:12,320 I still love to teach. 117 00:07:12,320 --> 00:07:16,800 So I've never quite totally left education, but I knew it was time for me to quit teaching 118 00:07:16,800 --> 00:07:19,760 full time in 2018. 119 00:07:19,760 --> 00:07:21,520 My daughter took a job. 120 00:07:21,520 --> 00:07:27,160 She was going, she was asked to manage a number of pharmacies on the West Coast. 121 00:07:27,160 --> 00:07:31,680 And she has four children and as you know, I'm passionate about my grandchildren. 122 00:07:31,680 --> 00:07:37,640 And so I knew that I wanted the time to be able to see them, whatever possible. 123 00:07:37,640 --> 00:07:41,760 So at that point I realized it's time for me to look at it. 124 00:07:41,760 --> 00:07:47,640 I reached that retirement age where I could get my step out of here with my pension and 125 00:07:47,640 --> 00:07:51,160 be able to travel, had the ability to do so. 126 00:07:51,160 --> 00:07:56,360 So I thought, okay, it's time to leave and I can see my grandkids whenever I want, but 127 00:07:56,360 --> 00:07:59,560 yet I can still, that's the nice thing about a profession. 128 00:07:59,560 --> 00:08:01,720 If we want to still teach, we can come back. 129 00:08:01,720 --> 00:08:03,520 But we develop so many skills. 130 00:08:03,520 --> 00:08:04,720 There's so many other things we can do. 131 00:08:04,720 --> 00:08:08,520 I'm doing all kinds of other things as you and I have talked about over the years. 132 00:08:08,520 --> 00:08:10,720 And government and voting and things like that. 133 00:08:10,720 --> 00:08:11,720 Yeah, absolutely. 134 00:08:11,720 --> 00:08:14,000 Yeah, and you can always sub. 135 00:08:14,000 --> 00:08:17,560 And I love to sub for you and the people in the building that come back and see the people 136 00:08:17,560 --> 00:08:19,200 who I know, all you young people. 137 00:08:19,200 --> 00:08:20,920 Right, right. 138 00:08:20,920 --> 00:08:26,400 I think that is kind of a nice fallback that you know, the both the skills that you have 139 00:08:26,400 --> 00:08:30,320 and there's always a demand for people who are comfortable in a classroom, right? 140 00:08:30,320 --> 00:08:31,320 And comfortable with kids. 141 00:08:31,320 --> 00:08:32,320 Definitely. 142 00:08:32,320 --> 00:08:33,800 You have to communicate and connect with people. 143 00:08:33,800 --> 00:08:35,640 Right, right, absolutely. 144 00:08:35,640 --> 00:08:41,000 So when you do come back and sub compared to when you started teaching, what are some 145 00:08:41,000 --> 00:08:44,840 of the changes that you see in today's classrooms? 146 00:08:44,840 --> 00:08:49,800 Well, as you know, the big thing is the telephone. 147 00:08:49,800 --> 00:08:53,960 We've seen it with some districts wanting to pass ordinances that limit the phones being 148 00:08:53,960 --> 00:08:55,040 in the school. 149 00:08:55,040 --> 00:08:58,800 I love something for a district nearby that has that. 150 00:08:58,800 --> 00:09:03,200 But mainly it's just trying to keep the kids' attention span away from that phone. 151 00:09:03,200 --> 00:09:07,440 Basically, most of the teachers are pretty good about having a great lesson plan or procedure 152 00:09:07,440 --> 00:09:08,440 in place. 153 00:09:08,440 --> 00:09:11,360 But there are some that's like, well, the kids want to have their phone out and I'm like, 154 00:09:11,360 --> 00:09:12,760 no, I can't. 155 00:09:12,760 --> 00:09:13,760 I can't do that. 156 00:09:13,760 --> 00:09:15,880 So it's one of those things you have to balance. 157 00:09:15,880 --> 00:09:16,880 That's the biggest thing. 158 00:09:16,880 --> 00:09:17,880 I've seen. 159 00:09:17,880 --> 00:09:18,880 Yeah, I'm definitely. 160 00:09:18,880 --> 00:09:26,400 I think some of the initiatives even at Homestead in the last year or two have centered on reading 161 00:09:26,400 --> 00:09:31,360 the anxious generation just about how it's affecting their brains and their intentions. 162 00:09:31,360 --> 00:09:34,560 Because as you plan lessons, you have to keep that in mind too. 163 00:09:34,560 --> 00:09:36,760 But I would agree that is a huge change. 164 00:09:36,760 --> 00:09:38,720 Yeah, that's the biggest change. 165 00:09:38,720 --> 00:09:45,600 Even when I started, phones were just coming out and they definitely weren't in classrooms 166 00:09:45,600 --> 00:09:46,720 or in schools. 167 00:09:46,720 --> 00:09:49,640 So yeah, huge, huge difference. 168 00:09:49,640 --> 00:09:56,320 So when you were teaching, do you remember there being a person or group of people that 169 00:09:56,320 --> 00:09:58,560 you looked up to in your profession? 170 00:09:58,560 --> 00:10:00,160 Well, I was very fortunate. 171 00:10:00,160 --> 00:10:08,800 I joined a department that had six or seven people who started about the same time I did. 172 00:10:08,800 --> 00:10:15,400 But I was very fortunate because when I was, I did my, my education degree, Marquette University, 173 00:10:15,400 --> 00:10:17,280 and I was placed with Brooke Brown. 174 00:10:17,280 --> 00:10:19,640 And everyone knows Brooke Brown, whoever went to this building. 175 00:10:19,640 --> 00:10:21,840 Brooke is a legend. 176 00:10:21,840 --> 00:10:23,160 Everyone I think looked up to Brooke. 177 00:10:23,160 --> 00:10:28,280 I mean, and still do with anyone who's still around and knows it. 178 00:10:28,280 --> 00:10:32,200 And he was just the perfect mentor. 179 00:10:32,200 --> 00:10:35,400 We had the same philosophy about life in general. 180 00:10:35,400 --> 00:10:38,000 We have very similar personalities, the same interests. 181 00:10:38,000 --> 00:10:39,640 We both looked history, of course. 182 00:10:39,640 --> 00:10:41,120 Teaching history, we both love to travel. 183 00:10:41,120 --> 00:10:45,520 As a matter of fact, he's the one who kind of started these trips with students here in 184 00:10:45,520 --> 00:10:46,600 homes ten years, though decades ago. 185 00:10:46,600 --> 00:10:48,000 He was on the trip that I was on. 186 00:10:48,000 --> 00:10:49,000 Oh, that's right. 187 00:10:49,000 --> 00:10:50,000 Yes. 188 00:10:50,000 --> 00:10:51,000 So I kept inviting him back with me once he retired. 189 00:10:51,000 --> 00:10:52,880 I was fortunate enough to do that. 190 00:10:52,880 --> 00:10:54,800 You know how great a chaperone he is. 191 00:10:54,800 --> 00:10:59,040 And despite the fact you'd been out here for eight or 10 years by the time you traveled 192 00:10:59,040 --> 00:11:02,240 with him, you know, he still makes connections with students. 193 00:11:02,240 --> 00:11:05,200 And we were both at the same way. 194 00:11:05,200 --> 00:11:11,080 And what's kind of funny is after I'd been teaching here 10 or 15 years, I had a parent 195 00:11:11,080 --> 00:11:16,800 teacher conference and I had some parents who came to the conference and they were talking 196 00:11:16,800 --> 00:11:20,000 about, oh, you're the young Mr. Brown. 197 00:11:20,000 --> 00:11:21,000 And I was like, what? 198 00:11:21,000 --> 00:11:22,000 Fault in a compliment. 199 00:11:22,000 --> 00:11:23,000 That's what I thought. 200 00:11:23,000 --> 00:11:24,000 Exactly what I thought. 201 00:11:24,000 --> 00:11:27,120 And they said, well, at our dinner table, we're the first Mr. Brown as the old Mr. 202 00:11:27,120 --> 00:11:30,880 Engle and you as the young Mr. Brown. 203 00:11:30,880 --> 00:11:35,480 Who are so much alike and he can talk about how they enjoy having both of you. 204 00:11:35,480 --> 00:11:38,720 And all three of their kids ended up going on a trip with me. 205 00:11:38,720 --> 00:11:41,320 They're all this child who went on a trip with Brooke. 206 00:11:41,320 --> 00:11:43,600 And so, you know, it's kind of funny. 207 00:11:43,600 --> 00:11:45,920 So he was my mentor that I've always got along with. 208 00:11:45,920 --> 00:11:48,720 Matter of fact, he will be coming over Thursday for Thanksgiving dinner. 209 00:11:48,720 --> 00:11:49,720 Oh, no, that's perfect. 210 00:11:49,720 --> 00:11:51,720 It is why I'm coming Thanksgiving dinner with him. 211 00:11:51,720 --> 00:11:53,120 He's still eating that close bone. 212 00:11:53,120 --> 00:11:55,920 I'd love to have him on the show too in the future. 213 00:11:55,920 --> 00:11:56,920 He would be a great, yes. 214 00:11:56,920 --> 00:11:58,920 Yeah, he would because as you said, a lot of people know him. 215 00:11:58,920 --> 00:12:00,240 I'll write it by on the... 216 00:12:00,240 --> 00:12:01,240 Okay, thank you. 217 00:12:01,240 --> 00:12:06,400 Yeah, he's the ultimate when you say his name, especially in this area, right? 218 00:12:06,400 --> 00:12:07,400 Yes. 219 00:12:07,400 --> 00:12:08,400 Like everybody knows him. 220 00:12:08,400 --> 00:12:09,400 He was the legend. 221 00:12:09,400 --> 00:12:18,080 So when you kind of knew, obviously, because you wanted more flexibility to be with your 222 00:12:18,080 --> 00:12:24,160 grandkids and see your own kids, obviously, what were some of the goals maybe that went 223 00:12:24,160 --> 00:12:28,640 along with that when you were envisioning your time after retirement? 224 00:12:28,640 --> 00:12:34,280 Well, you know, I was thinking about this, how I've kind of plotted what I was going 225 00:12:34,280 --> 00:12:35,280 to do. 226 00:12:35,280 --> 00:12:39,480 I always started to bring up two different issues years ago. 227 00:12:39,480 --> 00:12:45,120 I always started the lesson of what are the values of our society and what you value. 228 00:12:45,120 --> 00:12:50,380 And the students would write things, a brief summary of that, what they thought our society 229 00:12:50,380 --> 00:12:51,880 value and what they value. 230 00:12:51,880 --> 00:12:56,100 And then we'd look at all of the issues we talked about through that lens. 231 00:12:56,100 --> 00:13:01,800 And the main thing I tried to point them toward is that what you think is the most 232 00:13:01,800 --> 00:13:03,400 important things to spend your time on or your money on is what you value. 233 00:13:03,400 --> 00:13:04,400 Yeah. 234 00:13:04,400 --> 00:13:07,720 And I've always valued being around my family and travel. 235 00:13:07,720 --> 00:13:12,080 That's what we, with my kids, we went to dozens 236 00:13:12,080 --> 00:13:14,800 of national parks, we toured all around the country. 237 00:13:14,800 --> 00:13:18,480 Went to Europe, my son did a study in Europe for a while. 238 00:13:18,480 --> 00:13:20,560 You know, first I get a chance, you know, me, 239 00:13:20,560 --> 00:13:22,320 I'm heading off somewhere to travel. 240 00:13:22,320 --> 00:13:26,680 I ended every one of my classes with the phrase, 241 00:13:26,680 --> 00:13:27,800 have lots of great adventures. 242 00:13:27,800 --> 00:13:30,120 As students walked out the door, you heard me say that 243 00:13:30,120 --> 00:13:31,400 before to the kids. 244 00:13:31,400 --> 00:13:33,900 And, you know, just trying something new. 245 00:13:33,900 --> 00:13:38,600 And so I thought I want to take this opportunity to travel 246 00:13:38,600 --> 00:13:43,320 and whatever possible, travel with my grandkids and my kids. 247 00:13:43,320 --> 00:13:45,160 So that was my focus. 248 00:13:45,160 --> 00:13:46,680 Where do I want to go? 249 00:13:46,680 --> 00:13:48,400 What things are worth my time? 250 00:13:48,400 --> 00:13:50,160 And who do I want to do it with? 251 00:13:50,160 --> 00:13:52,120 This is almost exactly what I talked about 252 00:13:52,120 --> 00:13:53,560 in the first episode of the podcast. 253 00:13:53,560 --> 00:13:55,600 Yeah, that's just what you value. 254 00:13:55,600 --> 00:13:56,440 I've heard it yet. 255 00:13:56,440 --> 00:13:58,040 No, no, it's okay, it just came out today. 256 00:13:58,040 --> 00:13:59,240 So you're excused. 257 00:13:59,240 --> 00:14:00,080 Okay. 258 00:14:00,080 --> 00:14:02,720 But yeah, that's just kind of like when you envision, 259 00:14:02,720 --> 00:14:05,280 when you have time and life slows down a little bit 260 00:14:05,280 --> 00:14:07,160 and you can pick and choose what you want to do. 261 00:14:07,160 --> 00:14:09,800 That's the exact word I used was your value. 262 00:14:09,800 --> 00:14:10,640 Yeah. 263 00:14:10,640 --> 00:14:12,120 You know, you value your time, right? 264 00:14:12,120 --> 00:14:13,520 And then how you spend that time. 265 00:14:13,520 --> 00:14:16,080 So, okay, that resonates with me. 266 00:14:16,080 --> 00:14:18,040 I'm right on track. 267 00:14:18,040 --> 00:14:20,040 So kind of along with that, 268 00:14:20,040 --> 00:14:22,840 if you could give listeners of any age, 269 00:14:22,840 --> 00:14:26,700 a piece of life advice about kind of creating their life 270 00:14:26,700 --> 00:14:29,120 on their own terms, would it go along with kind of 271 00:14:29,120 --> 00:14:31,040 what you just said or along those lines 272 00:14:31,040 --> 00:14:32,680 or something different? 273 00:14:32,680 --> 00:14:34,960 Yeah, I mean, I've always said, 274 00:14:34,960 --> 00:14:36,720 I wrote an every year book the kid gave me, 275 00:14:36,720 --> 00:14:37,960 you know, have lots of great adventures. 276 00:14:37,960 --> 00:14:41,600 I know, adventure doesn't have to be a long thought out trip. 277 00:14:41,600 --> 00:14:44,760 It doesn't have to be something that's going to make, 278 00:14:44,760 --> 00:14:46,280 you know, some newsworthy event. 279 00:14:46,280 --> 00:14:47,600 Adventure is just something new. 280 00:14:47,600 --> 00:14:48,800 Try something new. 281 00:14:48,800 --> 00:14:50,560 Just, you know, I would tell my students, 282 00:14:50,560 --> 00:14:52,200 I usually get that spilled in my freshman, 283 00:14:52,200 --> 00:14:53,360 the very first day. 284 00:14:53,360 --> 00:14:56,080 Said, you were on a new journey now. 285 00:14:56,080 --> 00:14:59,240 And you may not have tried out for a play before. 286 00:14:59,240 --> 00:15:02,040 You may not have gone to sporting events before. 287 00:15:02,040 --> 00:15:04,320 You may not have done any of these clubs before. 288 00:15:04,320 --> 00:15:06,760 Explore those, try them, see which ones you like, 289 00:15:06,760 --> 00:15:08,240 which ones you don't. 290 00:15:08,240 --> 00:15:10,400 And, you know, I tried to raise my kids that way. 291 00:15:10,400 --> 00:15:12,400 I tried to expose them to as many things as possible, 292 00:15:12,400 --> 00:15:15,840 you know, and a lot of them didn't take. 293 00:15:15,840 --> 00:15:17,600 My son was not a sports guy. 294 00:15:17,600 --> 00:15:20,760 He did not want to do sports, but he loved, 295 00:15:20,760 --> 00:15:23,240 he became very passionate about kayaking. 296 00:15:23,240 --> 00:15:26,120 And so he kayaks all over the world, you know, 297 00:15:26,120 --> 00:15:30,600 he knows about his kayaking journeys and that finally took. 298 00:15:30,600 --> 00:15:33,720 I finally took in kayaking his sophomore year here. 299 00:15:33,720 --> 00:15:36,520 And he loved it and became passionate about it. 300 00:15:36,520 --> 00:15:39,960 And I think that's what I tried to teach the students, 301 00:15:39,960 --> 00:15:41,200 is just keep trying something. 302 00:15:41,200 --> 00:15:43,000 You can find something you like. 303 00:15:43,000 --> 00:15:44,520 And the more adventures you have. 304 00:15:44,520 --> 00:15:47,520 And I said, and it makes you a more interesting person. 305 00:15:47,520 --> 00:15:50,400 I said, the more experiences you have, 306 00:15:50,400 --> 00:15:52,920 the more exposure, various backgrounds, 307 00:15:52,920 --> 00:15:55,040 the more interesting you are. 308 00:15:55,040 --> 00:15:57,680 You make connections with people through that. 309 00:15:57,680 --> 00:15:58,520 Yeah, definitely. 310 00:15:58,520 --> 00:16:01,920 It's interesting as I've been trying to watch my budget, 311 00:16:01,920 --> 00:16:03,760 knowing my decision, and then also knowing 312 00:16:03,760 --> 00:16:08,320 my daughter's going to college after this year. 313 00:16:08,320 --> 00:16:11,080 We've been doing a lot of just local trips, 314 00:16:11,080 --> 00:16:12,320 like longer weekend trips. 315 00:16:12,320 --> 00:16:16,080 And that has been actually, first of all, so eye opening, 316 00:16:16,080 --> 00:16:18,920 that there are so many things to do, so close to home. 317 00:16:18,920 --> 00:16:19,880 Yes. 318 00:16:19,880 --> 00:16:23,480 And just thinking like, I don't have to spend all this money 319 00:16:23,480 --> 00:16:26,240 or even get on a plane to experience, like you said, 320 00:16:26,240 --> 00:16:28,160 new things and meet new people and be like, 321 00:16:28,160 --> 00:16:30,560 I want to come back here, like Dubuque, Iowa. 322 00:16:30,560 --> 00:16:31,400 Who knew? 323 00:16:31,400 --> 00:16:32,840 Dubuques and Great City, I want to know, yes. 324 00:16:32,840 --> 00:16:35,960 I never would have thought, and we were coming back 325 00:16:35,960 --> 00:16:38,320 on the way home from Galena, you know? 326 00:16:38,320 --> 00:16:40,240 And I need to go back there. 327 00:16:40,240 --> 00:16:42,960 And I would have not have explored that 328 00:16:42,960 --> 00:16:46,520 had I not done all these recent nearby trips. 329 00:16:46,520 --> 00:16:47,360 That's what you mentioned, 330 00:16:47,360 --> 00:16:49,280 because I always, whenever I travel, 331 00:16:49,280 --> 00:16:51,240 I love to get up, as you know, super early 332 00:16:51,240 --> 00:16:53,960 and go out for a run or walk around the areas I'm in 333 00:16:53,960 --> 00:16:55,160 and just explore them. 334 00:16:55,160 --> 00:16:57,520 I mean, I do research like crazy before I get there. 335 00:16:57,520 --> 00:16:59,760 But I also like to see what the city's like 336 00:16:59,760 --> 00:17:01,520 or the community's like in the morning. 337 00:17:01,520 --> 00:17:04,080 And we were just talking to an English teacher 338 00:17:04,080 --> 00:17:05,440 before he came down. 339 00:17:05,440 --> 00:17:07,640 And I had done that in Indianapolis, 340 00:17:07,640 --> 00:17:08,640 so he'd been in the city. 341 00:17:08,640 --> 00:17:12,000 And I'd found three or four really great spots in the city. 342 00:17:12,000 --> 00:17:14,200 And he was commenting, but who knew 343 00:17:14,200 --> 00:17:16,640 someone could make Indianapolis so exciting? 344 00:17:16,640 --> 00:17:18,120 Exactly, yeah. 345 00:17:18,120 --> 00:17:21,240 I mean, it's just gonna be a little situation. 346 00:17:21,240 --> 00:17:23,640 You just explore, go out there 347 00:17:23,640 --> 00:17:25,920 and try to find something new to do. 348 00:17:25,920 --> 00:17:28,920 And, and, yeah, there's a lot of hidden gems 349 00:17:28,920 --> 00:17:29,960 that are nearby. 350 00:17:29,960 --> 00:17:30,800 Absolutely. 351 00:17:30,800 --> 00:17:31,640 It's been fun. 352 00:17:31,640 --> 00:17:32,480 Wherever you go. 353 00:17:32,480 --> 00:17:33,320 Yeah, exactly. 354 00:17:33,320 --> 00:17:36,240 So that kind of brings us very easily actually 355 00:17:36,240 --> 00:17:40,920 into your lesson that you're going to teach today, 356 00:17:40,920 --> 00:17:42,880 which involves travel. 357 00:17:42,880 --> 00:17:46,680 And you're gonna offer some travel hacks, some tips. 358 00:17:46,680 --> 00:17:47,520 I'm gonna throw. 359 00:17:47,520 --> 00:17:49,000 Okay, awesome. 360 00:17:49,000 --> 00:17:52,400 So let's hear what you have for us for your lesson today. 361 00:17:52,400 --> 00:17:55,120 Just before we get into our lesson today, 362 00:17:55,120 --> 00:17:58,120 I have a few teacher discounts to offer 363 00:17:58,120 --> 00:18:01,360 that relate to today's episode. 364 00:18:01,360 --> 00:18:04,360 Mr. Engel and all of his travel wisdom 365 00:18:04,360 --> 00:18:07,120 may send you to the library 366 00:18:07,120 --> 00:18:12,120 or to a half price books to pick up some travel material 367 00:18:12,120 --> 00:18:14,120 and some of his favorite books 368 00:18:14,120 --> 00:18:16,720 that he'll mention in his lesson today. 369 00:18:16,720 --> 00:18:20,800 Teachers can save on travel books at half price books. 370 00:18:20,800 --> 00:18:25,800 Their discount program saves teachers 10% year round. 371 00:18:25,800 --> 00:18:28,800 If you're looking for some travel devices 372 00:18:28,800 --> 00:18:31,800 to take along on your next adventure, 373 00:18:31,800 --> 00:18:34,800 take advantage of big savings from Apple 374 00:18:34,800 --> 00:18:38,800 with their education pricing on certain devices. 375 00:18:38,800 --> 00:18:43,800 Also, educators can get 10% off their purchases at LL Bean. 376 00:18:43,800 --> 00:18:47,800 If you're looking for new boots for hiking 377 00:18:47,800 --> 00:18:50,800 or new rain gear or just some warm socks 378 00:18:50,800 --> 00:18:54,800 for the temperatures dipping in the upcoming months. 379 00:18:54,800 --> 00:18:58,800 Don't forget to take advantage of those teacher discounts. 380 00:18:58,800 --> 00:19:00,800 Well, you're gonna have a link. 381 00:19:00,800 --> 00:19:02,800 So share with the podcast, right? 382 00:19:02,800 --> 00:19:04,800 And it's basically have a Google map 383 00:19:04,800 --> 00:19:06,800 to get yourself ready to travel. 384 00:19:06,800 --> 00:19:08,800 I do this every time I travel. 385 00:19:08,800 --> 00:19:11,800 People know I'm kind of ridiculous with it. 386 00:19:11,800 --> 00:19:15,800 But I've done it for five or six sets of parents 387 00:19:15,800 --> 00:19:17,800 who's kids traveled with me in the past. 388 00:19:17,800 --> 00:19:19,800 I even prepared for my Europe trips 389 00:19:19,800 --> 00:19:21,800 when I would take students. 390 00:19:21,800 --> 00:19:25,800 I've done it for a couple of our former colleagues 391 00:19:25,800 --> 00:19:27,800 who have traveled. 392 00:19:27,800 --> 00:19:30,800 One went over to France for the Women's World Cup 393 00:19:30,800 --> 00:19:32,800 a few years ago with his wife. 394 00:19:32,800 --> 00:19:34,800 And I prepared Google maps for them 395 00:19:34,800 --> 00:19:36,800 for the city's really gonna watch matches 396 00:19:36,800 --> 00:19:38,800 and things that they shouldn't see and do 397 00:19:38,800 --> 00:19:40,800 where they should stay, where they should eat. 398 00:19:40,800 --> 00:19:43,800 And so it's basically trying to give yourself 399 00:19:43,800 --> 00:19:47,800 the chance to have a handy reference guide 400 00:19:47,800 --> 00:19:50,800 instead of carrying around an atlas with you. 401 00:19:50,800 --> 00:19:53,800 So that way you can just look on your phone 402 00:19:53,800 --> 00:19:56,800 or your iPad or whatever you carry around. 403 00:19:56,800 --> 00:19:58,800 And find a way around the city. 404 00:19:58,800 --> 00:19:59,800 That's awesome. 405 00:19:59,800 --> 00:20:02,800 Yeah, I will definitely have a link to his 406 00:20:02,800 --> 00:20:05,800 step-by-step guide that will be in the show notes. 407 00:20:05,800 --> 00:20:08,800 And then in there, you have linked some slides. 408 00:20:08,800 --> 00:20:09,800 Yes. 409 00:20:09,800 --> 00:20:10,800 Right, okay. 410 00:20:10,800 --> 00:20:13,800 And the slides will help them with what aspect? 411 00:20:13,800 --> 00:20:15,800 Well, once they're ready to prepare the map, 412 00:20:15,800 --> 00:20:17,800 it will give them, it will show them exactly 413 00:20:17,800 --> 00:20:21,800 what they need to click on in order to add sites, restaurants, 414 00:20:21,800 --> 00:20:23,800 anything of interest to them that they want to put on there. 415 00:20:23,800 --> 00:20:25,800 And that's what I help people, 416 00:20:25,800 --> 00:20:27,800 I help people prepare these maps as well. 417 00:20:27,800 --> 00:20:29,800 When I sat down with them and said, 418 00:20:29,800 --> 00:20:32,800 you know, you decide what you want to put in. 419 00:20:32,800 --> 00:20:35,800 And that's kind of where I wanted to start with this, 420 00:20:35,800 --> 00:20:38,800 is the first thing is, what's your objective? 421 00:20:38,800 --> 00:20:40,800 Either where do you want to go? 422 00:20:40,800 --> 00:20:42,800 Who do you want to travel with? 423 00:20:42,800 --> 00:20:44,800 Budget's very important as well. 424 00:20:44,800 --> 00:20:46,800 You know, keep that in mind as well. 425 00:20:46,800 --> 00:20:49,800 And then the last thing is, decide what type of traveler you are. 426 00:20:49,800 --> 00:20:54,800 Are you someone who's out for vacation, 427 00:20:54,800 --> 00:20:56,800 who wants to just kick back and maybe my Google slides 428 00:20:56,800 --> 00:20:58,800 aren't quite like that for those type of people, 429 00:20:58,800 --> 00:21:00,800 because I don't travel like that very often. 430 00:21:00,800 --> 00:21:02,800 I balance it because my wife is. 431 00:21:02,800 --> 00:21:05,800 So we balance when I try to find spots where we can vacation. 432 00:21:05,800 --> 00:21:07,800 But I'm more the explorer. 433 00:21:07,800 --> 00:21:11,800 I like to actually have that adventure and travel. 434 00:21:11,800 --> 00:21:16,800 So if someone picks a city or a state, 435 00:21:16,800 --> 00:21:21,800 and then they know a couple maybe landmarks that they want to go to, 436 00:21:21,800 --> 00:21:25,800 it will help them sort of navigate paths or doesn't work. 437 00:21:25,800 --> 00:21:26,800 Absolutely. 438 00:21:26,800 --> 00:21:27,800 Yes. 439 00:21:27,800 --> 00:21:29,800 But that's the second thing you will notice if you go through my slide. 440 00:21:29,800 --> 00:21:31,800 The second one is research. 441 00:21:31,800 --> 00:21:36,800 And the research is, if you decide what to travel with groups, 442 00:21:36,800 --> 00:21:38,800 you know, the Rick Steves type thing or the Rhodes scholar, 443 00:21:38,800 --> 00:21:40,800 I love Rhodes scholar. 444 00:21:40,800 --> 00:21:42,800 It can be Globus, it can be National Geographic, 445 00:21:42,800 --> 00:21:44,800 Expeditions, there are lots of great different companies out there 446 00:21:44,800 --> 00:21:46,800 that leak great trips. 447 00:21:46,800 --> 00:21:49,800 If that's where you travel, you know, look through all those options 448 00:21:49,800 --> 00:21:50,800 and see what's interest you. 449 00:21:50,800 --> 00:21:53,800 Once you've chosen one, you know, look at the costs, 450 00:21:53,800 --> 00:21:54,800 see if it's feasible. 451 00:21:54,800 --> 00:21:58,800 And then don't just stick with what they have down as their itinerary. 452 00:21:58,800 --> 00:22:00,800 Research those places. 453 00:22:00,800 --> 00:22:03,800 And then step two, I have, you know, it's under independent travel, 454 00:22:03,800 --> 00:22:05,800 is read a variety of guidebooks. 455 00:22:05,800 --> 00:22:07,800 I love the DKI witness books. 456 00:22:07,800 --> 00:22:09,800 I think they do a wonderful job because I'm a history teacher. 457 00:22:09,800 --> 00:22:11,800 They start with the history of every little. 458 00:22:11,800 --> 00:22:13,800 So that's always, you know, the selling point for me. 459 00:22:13,800 --> 00:22:15,800 Oh, history there. 460 00:22:15,800 --> 00:22:18,800 But then, you know, the photos and all the others that are out there, 461 00:22:18,800 --> 00:22:20,800 the Rick Steves guys books, all those other things. 462 00:22:20,800 --> 00:22:23,800 Do your research and then compile a list. 463 00:22:23,800 --> 00:22:26,800 And if you're through, think about, like I said, what are you value? 464 00:22:26,800 --> 00:22:27,800 I'm a history guy. 465 00:22:27,800 --> 00:22:28,800 I love museums. 466 00:22:28,800 --> 00:22:31,800 You know, me, I love the art museum, the history museums. 467 00:22:31,800 --> 00:22:33,800 And I, so I always make sure those are on there. 468 00:22:33,800 --> 00:22:38,800 You know, something that I love to go to the, where I can get a view over the town. 469 00:22:38,800 --> 00:22:41,800 So I love to climb and get a, a vista. 470 00:22:41,800 --> 00:22:45,800 I want to look out over the city and see the rooftops. 471 00:22:45,800 --> 00:22:47,800 We're sitting here at that Eiffel Tower. 472 00:22:47,800 --> 00:22:50,800 You know, I just took the grandkids up there two years ago, you know, 473 00:22:50,800 --> 00:22:52,800 they loved going up there and looking out over Paris. 474 00:22:52,800 --> 00:22:55,800 And then I took them up to Montmartre, probably one of them. 475 00:22:55,800 --> 00:22:59,800 And as the sunset, looking out over the city, as the lights come on at night. 476 00:22:59,800 --> 00:23:00,800 You know, I love to look for those. 477 00:23:00,800 --> 00:23:01,800 I put vistas. 478 00:23:01,800 --> 00:23:05,800 Restaurants that I've been to the past or that I've read about or I've seen reviews on 479 00:23:05,800 --> 00:23:06,800 phone. 480 00:23:06,800 --> 00:23:07,800 We're trying that one out this night. 481 00:23:07,800 --> 00:23:13,800 So I have that as kind of a list I compile as I go through. 482 00:23:13,800 --> 00:23:15,800 And so you get all that done. 483 00:23:15,800 --> 00:23:17,800 Oh, and then online sites as well. 484 00:23:17,800 --> 00:23:24,800 There's all kind of, you know, sometimes you go to a TripAdvisor, but sometimes there'll 485 00:23:24,800 --> 00:23:25,800 be social media stuff. 486 00:23:25,800 --> 00:23:30,800 I found a wonderful called Secret London and they have really great just out of the way 487 00:23:30,800 --> 00:23:35,800 places in London was really unique spins that you would never think of going to. 488 00:23:35,800 --> 00:23:41,800 And so, and I found those secret cities, different sites on social media that I really enjoy 489 00:23:41,800 --> 00:23:44,800 and finding different places that go to these different towns and things. 490 00:23:44,800 --> 00:23:46,800 So I do that as my home. 491 00:23:46,800 --> 00:23:49,800 You know, as a teacher, you never really have to have that background knowledge. 492 00:23:49,800 --> 00:23:52,800 You have to be prepared for anything. 493 00:23:52,800 --> 00:23:54,800 So, so I started there. 494 00:23:54,800 --> 00:23:57,800 And then I guess, you know, we talked about having a homework assignment for people as 495 00:23:57,800 --> 00:24:00,800 you can see on people go to the link. 496 00:24:00,800 --> 00:24:03,800 They'll see that then prepare a Google map. 497 00:24:03,800 --> 00:24:06,800 I show you how to put these onto a map. 498 00:24:06,800 --> 00:24:08,800 And what's great is that they're all their fingertips. 499 00:24:08,800 --> 00:24:10,800 And you can see is this within reach? 500 00:24:10,800 --> 00:24:11,800 Is this possible? 501 00:24:11,800 --> 00:24:13,800 Is it too far from me to get to? 502 00:24:13,800 --> 00:24:15,800 It's going to be too time consuming. 503 00:24:15,800 --> 00:24:19,800 It's a total way and you can kind of decide that as you go through. 504 00:24:19,800 --> 00:24:21,800 And maybe it's something you say for a later trip. 505 00:24:21,800 --> 00:24:23,800 Or a different day. 506 00:24:23,800 --> 00:24:24,800 Yeah, okay. 507 00:24:24,800 --> 00:24:26,800 But you can schedule a trip that way. 508 00:24:26,800 --> 00:24:32,800 But then, you know, I break it down and I tell them how to create the map as if they 509 00:24:32,800 --> 00:24:36,800 go through this on your website on their link. 510 00:24:36,800 --> 00:24:38,800 And then you can layer it. 511 00:24:38,800 --> 00:24:42,800 And like I'm going on a cruise down the Rhone River in April. 512 00:24:42,800 --> 00:24:45,800 And we're going to start it having on in France. 513 00:24:45,800 --> 00:24:47,800 And so I've broken it on my sickness from the cruise. 514 00:24:47,800 --> 00:24:49,800 We can city stop. 515 00:24:49,800 --> 00:24:52,800 But I put a link in the bottom of this of Amsterdam. 516 00:24:52,800 --> 00:24:54,800 If you look at the Amsterdam app, I've got sites. 517 00:24:54,800 --> 00:24:59,800 You know, Dan Frank House and a couple of churches and other places I love in Amsterdam. 518 00:24:59,800 --> 00:25:02,800 But then I've got, you know, yellow for restaurants that I love in Amsterdam. 519 00:25:02,800 --> 00:25:05,800 I've got, I think I have a list of hotels there. 520 00:25:05,800 --> 00:25:07,800 And I also put a list of walks. 521 00:25:07,800 --> 00:25:10,800 There's a, I put walks on mine that I enjoy. 522 00:25:10,800 --> 00:25:13,800 There's this one region, you know, walking along the canals of Amsterdam. 523 00:25:13,800 --> 00:25:14,800 It's hard to beat. 524 00:25:14,800 --> 00:25:18,800 So a couple of my favorite little streets that I've five or six or seven streets walk. 525 00:25:18,800 --> 00:25:19,800 I think it's, you know. 526 00:25:19,800 --> 00:25:21,800 As long as you're watching out bikers. 527 00:25:21,800 --> 00:25:22,800 Yeah. 528 00:25:22,800 --> 00:25:23,800 I remember that. 529 00:25:23,800 --> 00:25:24,800 I remember that as well. 530 00:25:24,800 --> 00:25:25,800 Yeah. 531 00:25:25,800 --> 00:25:26,800 Since they're ugly. 532 00:25:26,800 --> 00:25:27,800 Head on a swivel. 533 00:25:27,800 --> 00:25:29,800 The streets that would cluelessly walk out. 534 00:25:29,800 --> 00:25:31,800 They were still a little tired when we got to. 535 00:25:31,800 --> 00:25:32,800 Yeah. 536 00:25:32,800 --> 00:25:33,800 That's true. 537 00:25:33,800 --> 00:25:34,800 That's true. 538 00:25:34,800 --> 00:25:35,800 Yeah. 539 00:25:35,800 --> 00:25:37,800 So that's what I, that's kind of what I have down here. 540 00:25:37,800 --> 00:25:42,800 And I'm like, I told you before, what's nice is that then we're over there and you're like, 541 00:25:42,800 --> 00:25:47,800 okay, you come up out of a subway like, okay, how do, where is the Anne Frank's house from 542 00:25:47,800 --> 00:25:48,800 here? 543 00:25:48,800 --> 00:25:49,800 Pull up your phone. 544 00:25:49,800 --> 00:25:50,800 Boom. 545 00:25:50,800 --> 00:25:51,800 There's your, okay, it's this way. 546 00:25:51,800 --> 00:25:52,800 And you know, you can get there right away. 547 00:25:52,800 --> 00:25:53,800 By just pulling up the map. 548 00:25:53,800 --> 00:25:57,300 And so it's very handy tool to have once you're there as well. 549 00:25:57,300 --> 00:25:58,800 Did you teach this to yourself? 550 00:25:58,800 --> 00:25:59,800 I did. 551 00:25:59,800 --> 00:26:00,800 Oh, look at you. 552 00:26:00,800 --> 00:26:01,800 That's awesome. 553 00:26:01,800 --> 00:26:02,800 I know I love maps. 554 00:26:02,800 --> 00:26:06,800 I'm kind of a thing, an industry teacher and stuff. 555 00:26:06,800 --> 00:26:07,800 But. 556 00:26:07,800 --> 00:26:08,800 Yeah. 557 00:26:08,800 --> 00:26:09,800 I really like that. 558 00:26:09,800 --> 00:26:13,320 And now that, now that you say you kind of have your top priorities of what you want 559 00:26:13,320 --> 00:26:17,800 to do when you're on a trip and mine always involves water. 560 00:26:17,800 --> 00:26:18,800 Yeah. 561 00:26:18,800 --> 00:26:23,500 So like just last weekend we were driving up to Western Michigan to see my Goddaughter 562 00:26:23,500 --> 00:26:24,800 perform in a play. 563 00:26:24,800 --> 00:26:29,640 And of course it was like, okay, if we hug the coastline, you know, or where are the places 564 00:26:29,640 --> 00:26:32,800 that we can stop where there's water and walk in the sand. 565 00:26:32,800 --> 00:26:33,800 And yeah. 566 00:26:33,800 --> 00:26:34,800 So that's like one of the things. 567 00:26:34,800 --> 00:26:40,120 So I guess I never thought about that that is kind of how I prioritize stops and places 568 00:26:40,120 --> 00:26:41,120 that you go. 569 00:26:41,120 --> 00:26:42,240 And that's what's nice about the map. 570 00:26:42,240 --> 00:26:47,680 You can actually, I will have some of my maps will have read for the, for the sites that 571 00:26:47,680 --> 00:26:53,520 are like my top five or 10 and then there'll be other sites secondary. 572 00:26:53,520 --> 00:26:58,600 And then there's a text box you can create an edit box and you, you can hit the little 573 00:26:58,600 --> 00:26:59,600 edit button. 574 00:26:59,600 --> 00:27:00,600 I show you how to do that on there as well. 575 00:27:00,600 --> 00:27:02,800 But then you can type in what you want to see there. 576 00:27:02,800 --> 00:27:09,080 For example, when we were in Amsterdam, I think we went to the Rijksmuseum and I could 577 00:27:09,080 --> 00:27:11,160 put the top 10 things I want to see in the Rijksmuseum. 578 00:27:11,160 --> 00:27:13,040 Make sure I see this as well. 579 00:27:13,040 --> 00:27:14,760 Even break it down in a certain place. 580 00:27:14,760 --> 00:27:15,760 Right. 581 00:27:15,760 --> 00:27:16,760 Exactly. 582 00:27:16,760 --> 00:27:21,960 So I have the point of interest, but then I can remind myself, oh yeah, make sure you 583 00:27:21,960 --> 00:27:23,800 go see this while you're in there. 584 00:27:23,800 --> 00:27:25,280 So definitely love about it. 585 00:27:25,280 --> 00:27:26,280 Right. 586 00:27:26,280 --> 00:27:27,280 Exactly. 587 00:27:27,280 --> 00:27:28,280 Yeah. 588 00:27:28,280 --> 00:27:29,280 Wow. 589 00:27:29,280 --> 00:27:30,680 You could have definitely had another career or still could as a travel agent. 590 00:27:30,680 --> 00:27:31,680 Right. 591 00:27:31,680 --> 00:27:34,360 Like, I can do that quite a bit on it. 592 00:27:34,360 --> 00:27:35,360 Freelancing. 593 00:27:35,360 --> 00:27:36,360 Yes. 594 00:27:36,360 --> 00:27:37,360 Okay. 595 00:27:37,360 --> 00:27:42,640 Well, I will definitely post all of that for people who want to create their own and 596 00:27:42,640 --> 00:27:44,440 dabble around and that that's great. 597 00:27:44,440 --> 00:27:46,720 I'm going to be practicing with that myself. 598 00:27:46,720 --> 00:27:47,720 As well. 599 00:27:47,720 --> 00:27:54,600 So last before we have you leave, where are your next upcoming trips that you're most 600 00:27:54,600 --> 00:27:55,600 excited about? 601 00:27:55,600 --> 00:28:00,760 I'm going to get, I just thought of something as you're, you talked about memories. 602 00:28:00,760 --> 00:28:01,760 Yeah. 603 00:28:01,760 --> 00:28:04,720 So I have to tell you one memory for my trips that always stand out. 604 00:28:04,720 --> 00:28:05,720 Yeah. 605 00:28:05,720 --> 00:28:06,720 You talked about earlier. 606 00:28:06,720 --> 00:28:12,400 So back in 2006, I had a group of 45, 47 students, so rather large group. 607 00:28:12,400 --> 00:28:13,400 We went to Versailles. 608 00:28:13,400 --> 00:28:14,400 Okay. 609 00:28:14,400 --> 00:28:16,960 Versailles and they're like, sir, your group is too big. 610 00:28:16,960 --> 00:28:18,360 We need to break you into two groups. 611 00:28:18,360 --> 00:28:20,160 And I said, okay, that's fine. 612 00:28:20,160 --> 00:28:25,480 So the first group went out and they said, sir, we have three Americans who want the 613 00:28:25,480 --> 00:28:27,960 English tour, which can they join your group? 614 00:28:27,960 --> 00:28:29,800 And I said, sure, no problem. 615 00:28:29,800 --> 00:28:30,880 I don't mind. 616 00:28:30,880 --> 00:28:37,080 And so they bring in the group and I look around, do a double take and it's Martha Stewart 617 00:28:37,080 --> 00:28:38,600 and two trades. 618 00:28:38,600 --> 00:28:40,600 So I toured Versailles with Martha Stewart. 619 00:28:40,600 --> 00:28:41,600 What? 620 00:28:41,600 --> 00:28:42,600 That is a great tour. 621 00:28:42,600 --> 00:28:48,200 Oh, at first I thought you were going to say that they mistook you for the tour guide. 622 00:28:48,200 --> 00:28:49,200 Oh, no. 623 00:28:49,200 --> 00:28:52,800 And then they were like waiting for you to give them all a spiel. 624 00:28:52,800 --> 00:28:53,800 Yes. 625 00:28:53,800 --> 00:28:55,520 Oh, wow, did you speak with her? 626 00:28:55,520 --> 00:28:56,520 She was great. 627 00:28:56,520 --> 00:28:57,520 I didn't talk to her. 628 00:28:57,520 --> 00:29:01,800 I talked to her and just said, hi, you know, and told her who we were in our group. 629 00:29:01,800 --> 00:29:02,800 And that was it. 630 00:29:02,800 --> 00:29:06,120 But the students would end up in the desk about having pictures stateful with her. 631 00:29:06,120 --> 00:29:07,120 And she was fantastic. 632 00:29:07,120 --> 00:29:11,560 She was like, yeah, but let's do it when we're off somewhere where people don't see it happening 633 00:29:11,560 --> 00:29:13,520 because people don't know who I am. 634 00:29:13,520 --> 00:29:14,520 So she was really gracious. 635 00:29:14,520 --> 00:29:15,520 Oh, wow. 636 00:29:15,520 --> 00:29:16,520 Fantastic. 637 00:29:16,520 --> 00:29:18,000 So yeah, that was pretty wild. 638 00:29:18,000 --> 00:29:19,880 Oh my gosh, that is wild. 639 00:29:19,880 --> 00:29:22,840 Too bad Snoop Dogg, her new sidekick, all of a sudden. 640 00:29:22,840 --> 00:29:25,280 That made him really ready. 641 00:29:25,280 --> 00:29:27,560 Okay, so what's coming up? 642 00:29:27,560 --> 00:29:35,480 Well, I just got back from a trip to just last Monday, from a trip to Arizona, Nevada, 643 00:29:35,480 --> 00:29:40,360 playing golf down there with one of our fellow retirees. 644 00:29:40,360 --> 00:29:46,000 And we have a trip to Reno, Nevada coming up in December. 645 00:29:46,000 --> 00:29:47,280 That's where my daughter now is. 646 00:29:47,280 --> 00:29:50,040 And so, you know, we're going out, spending time at the bank. 647 00:29:50,040 --> 00:29:54,640 And then I've got a Google map of the Reno area of things that we have to do. 648 00:29:54,640 --> 00:29:56,960 And by the way, there's a great auto museum there. 649 00:29:56,960 --> 00:29:57,960 Oh. 650 00:29:57,960 --> 00:30:02,200 Or just, you know, owners donated to the city, which is fantastic. 651 00:30:02,200 --> 00:30:03,200 So I recommend that. 652 00:30:03,200 --> 00:30:04,200 Okay, okay. 653 00:30:04,200 --> 00:30:05,960 They toss a short drive. 654 00:30:05,960 --> 00:30:06,960 That is on my list. 655 00:30:06,960 --> 00:30:08,720 I really want to go to like. 656 00:30:08,720 --> 00:30:14,080 And also the Donner party, but through Donner Pass, you get Donner Pass to go up there. 657 00:30:14,080 --> 00:30:20,160 But it is really cool because Donner Lake, there are docks out there that you can just 658 00:30:20,160 --> 00:30:23,040 go out and just get there early and stick to claim to it. 659 00:30:23,040 --> 00:30:25,520 And you get your own private dock for the day. 660 00:30:25,520 --> 00:30:28,320 You can dive off, you can pick your paddleboards off. 661 00:30:28,320 --> 00:30:29,320 So I highly recommend that. 662 00:30:29,320 --> 00:30:30,320 Okay, good. 663 00:30:30,320 --> 00:30:31,320 Yeah. 664 00:30:31,320 --> 00:30:33,620 Those are things I found in the 665 00:30:33,620 --> 00:30:34,620 Good. 666 00:30:34,620 --> 00:30:35,620 Search about there. 667 00:30:35,620 --> 00:30:36,620 So, good time. 668 00:30:36,620 --> 00:30:39,320 Yeah, we are thanking the Rome River crews. 669 00:30:39,320 --> 00:30:43,440 I've always wanted to see the city of known where the popes were in exile in the Babylonian 670 00:30:43,440 --> 00:30:44,440 captivity. 671 00:30:44,440 --> 00:30:48,440 And then we'll go up to Leon and the great restaurants and history there as well. 672 00:30:48,440 --> 00:30:54,800 We're going to visit my son in London as part of that trip as well. 673 00:30:54,800 --> 00:30:58,560 We are looking at an Alaska cruise for next summer. 674 00:30:58,560 --> 00:31:02,640 And then of course, I've got trips playing. 675 00:31:02,640 --> 00:31:06,480 I've been, you know me, I love to ride my motorcycle around as well. 676 00:31:06,480 --> 00:31:12,400 So my wife has been like, go because I told her, oh, I want to ride my motorcycle on these 677 00:31:12,400 --> 00:31:13,400 different Western states. 678 00:31:13,400 --> 00:31:18,600 I want to take the motorcycle, load it in the back of the truck and go off-roading out 679 00:31:18,600 --> 00:31:22,240 in Colorado, in Wyoming, in Nevada, and a few other states out there. 680 00:31:22,240 --> 00:31:25,640 So there's a foreseeable future that we're playing right now. 681 00:31:25,640 --> 00:31:28,840 So other than that, I'm sure we'll hop up. 682 00:31:28,840 --> 00:31:31,240 I think next fall we're talking about doing Maine. 683 00:31:31,240 --> 00:31:34,720 I never could do Maine because I was the Bay coach for all those years. 684 00:31:34,720 --> 00:31:38,280 And so it is with, you know, friendships and debate and stuff. 685 00:31:38,280 --> 00:31:39,920 It eats up the weekends during the fall. 686 00:31:39,920 --> 00:31:45,040 And so I'm looking forward to seeing New England in the fall next year, I think. 687 00:31:45,040 --> 00:31:46,280 Finally going to get there. 688 00:31:46,280 --> 00:31:50,840 You might actually be busier in retirement than you were in teaching. 689 00:31:50,840 --> 00:31:51,840 Yes. 690 00:31:51,840 --> 00:31:53,840 I am doing some other things as well. 691 00:31:53,840 --> 00:31:54,840 Exactly. 692 00:31:54,840 --> 00:31:58,320 I hear that's kind of the secret though, is to just keep moving, right? 693 00:31:58,320 --> 00:31:59,320 You know how it is. 694 00:31:59,320 --> 00:32:01,320 You find things to do. 695 00:32:01,320 --> 00:32:02,320 Protect projects. 696 00:32:02,320 --> 00:32:03,320 And go for it, enjoy it. 697 00:32:03,320 --> 00:32:04,320 Right? 698 00:32:04,320 --> 00:32:05,760 And you find time for it. 699 00:32:05,760 --> 00:32:06,760 Yes, exactly. 700 00:32:06,760 --> 00:32:10,640 Well, I thank you so, so much for being my first guest. 701 00:32:10,640 --> 00:32:15,600 I know that there are so many people who will be excited to hear your stories, and I'm 702 00:32:15,600 --> 00:32:18,680 excited to share this with them. 703 00:32:18,680 --> 00:32:19,680 So I thank you again. 704 00:32:19,680 --> 00:32:20,680 Well, thanks Rachel. 705 00:32:20,680 --> 00:32:21,680 It was really fun. 706 00:32:21,680 --> 00:32:22,680 Yeah. 707 00:32:22,680 --> 00:32:26,160 Thank you so much for joining us today. 708 00:32:26,160 --> 00:32:31,040 Next week I will be back with a new lesson and more takeaways to apply to your classroom 709 00:32:31,040 --> 00:32:32,840 or to your life. 710 00:32:32,840 --> 00:32:41,960 If you'd like to subscribe to our email newsletter for special offers, send us an email at nextlessonplanatgmail.com. 711 00:32:41,960 --> 00:32:46,360 This month I'm giving away an Amazon gift card to a lucky winner who subscribes to the 712 00:32:46,360 --> 00:32:48,000 pod. 713 00:32:48,000 --> 00:32:52,600 And as a special thank you for listening, don't forget to click on the link in the show notes 714 00:32:52,600 --> 00:32:59,280 for Mr. Engel's step-by-step guide on how to use Google Maps to plan your next adventure. 715 00:32:59,280 --> 00:33:04,160 In the meantime, please be sure to follow us at Life's Next Lesson Plan on Instagram 716 00:33:04,160 --> 00:33:10,280 and Facebook and hit that subscribe button on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. 717 00:33:10,280 --> 00:33:15,040 If you know someone you think might be a great guest for the pod or you have a topic you'd 718 00:33:15,040 --> 00:33:31,120 like to know more about, please share your ideas with us.