Ms. Bryan

Hello all. My name is Kristle Bryan and I am the Language Arts teacher for seventh and eighth grade at Odyssey Academy.

This is my third year working at Odyssey Academy and living in Galveston, Texas. I am originally from the Tyler, Texas area, where I graduated from the University of Texas at Tyler with my bachelors in interdisciplinary studies and my education certification for fourth through eighth grade. I am very excited to return to work at Odyssey Academy this year and with this community of students.

I enjoy my time in the classroom with students learning as much as  I love to hike and camp, bicycle, paint, and of course, read and write. Mostly, I write poetry with some short stories. I also love movies and satirical cartoons.

During the summer of 2009 I was able to do a bicycle ride from Spokane, Washington to San Francisco, California. It was amazing and I would love to do another ride, possibly next summer. I am trying to persuade my coworkers that it is awesome and healthy, and not too painful to attempt a ride of 800 miles.

This past summer I was able to travel to another area of America I had never seen before, Michigan. I found there a lake so huge, it appeared to be an ocean. It is no wonder early explores believed in a middle passage so fevrently. The water was fresh and cold. Well, not as cold as it could have been, according to native accounts.

I am an animal person but, currently have one cat, Sugar, who is currently undergoing her own version of culture shock. From time to time others animals visit when their owners are out of town, or they are hanging out with us. Untill the last year she has never had to share her home with other animals, let a lone a dog and another cat.

I also truly love what I do. Nothing is more powerful than finding out just how far a student can go in this world and what they can accomplish when given the tools to succeed.

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