My Year as a Student

I didn’t take a “gap year.” I had my first child on my 23rd birthday, and then life moved fast. Three kids, back-to-back, and all the responsibilities that came with that. I always longed for adventure though. I first started tutoring international students in English when I was 20. It amazed me that they would travel to a new country to learn English and take on that kind of challenge. I think part of me always wished I could do the same. Years later, we took a job in Mexico