It’s been very emotional. I love what I’m doing. I love teaching. I love the kids. But I just feel like the time has come to experience my hobbies and travel.

They (students) still need the same love and attention. Lots of students have been coming back and visiting. Some of which surprised me, because I remember being so hard on a few of them because...

I have a huge rock and metal CD collection. I’m looking forward to my guitar playing and learning more about music.

I’ve got a huge collection of books I haven’t even read yet because I’ve been so busy over the years. I want to travel. I love going out West, going to Maine.

All week, there’s been a lot of parties.

I want kids to remember that they should learn not because they have to, but because they want to. I want them to pick a career they want as opposed to looking through the want...