Saying goodbye and thanking people is so important that I actually become anxious when I don’t do it.

My 2nd grade teacher at the Seattle-area school I attended was named Mrs. Haydon. She was smart and thoughtful. She encouraged me scholastically and I represented the entire 2nd grade during a school-wide spelling bee. Most of all, she exposed me to different cultures. Mrs. Haydon’s family was Japanese.

Mrs. Haydon’s second grade class in the Seattle, WA area. Sip and Go Girl is in pic.

I didn’t like doing art projects in general, but we did neat crafts in her class. We put a pile of wet ink on white and pink paper and by blowing gently threw a straw, I would watch the ink flow and wiggle into delicate and graceful shapes.

I loved Mrs. Haydon. She was so unique.
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