23 ~ Sanday, May 1,.1988 - North Shore News —

New travel career
makes job a joy

: EVERYONE’ S DREAM of travel
to those far away places | with
strange sounding names has come,
true for long-time North Shore res-
idents Karin and George Storey.

Recently the Storeys embarked
on a new career: travel guiding.
Before retiring George was an ex-
ecutive civil engineer with B.C.
a 7 : _ Hydro’s gas division and volunteer
eee coach for many North Shore
toot - sports activities. Both Karin and

George are members of the Cana-.
_ dian Mediterranean Institute, the

“American Institute -of Ar-
Sy. chaeology, ‘and Pharos, ‘a Greek-

‘ * Hellenic Society. ;

. Their new roles started in 1981

us when they led a community college
study tour to Grecce. The travel/

_ 4 Study tour proved so popular that
+ @-Mediterranean. series was

», developed which included. Greece, -

“Taye Egypt ‘Turkey, and now this”

_,, North Shore Continuing Educa-
4 tion. oe >

“2 “Our greatest ‘enjoyment comes
from giving pleasure to others and’

a helping people: fulfil: their, dreams :

Learn Spanish in

. BARGAIN: HUNTING in. the bustle of a Mexican market
“and lying in the hot-sun on sand as fine and soft as brown
“ $Ugarare not activities associated _with the average

- classroom.

aif you’ re learning Spanish from
Sonia’ Gwilt,. your” classroom . is
- Mexico. The ‘best. way” to” learn

sunny way while on an Immersion.
Excursion...) --
-:“"What ‘better way ‘is there’ to.

. trie ‘everyday world: of that’ lan-

Spanish, according to. Gwilt, is the .

2 earn | another. language than tG;"
Lok immerse: “yourself in the culture,:-

|, Photo submitied

NORTH SHORE residents Karin and George Storey will be guiding

travellers through Spatn. :

pain. ~ Of seeing those far ‘away places: at
This Spanish cultural tour ‘leav- -
: ing in. mid-May. is sponsored by ~

least once in their lifetime,’’ says
George. Karin adds: ‘‘We must be

- doing something right in combin-
ing trave) with learning,‘ because
many of our students return. year

after year. They have become our

“Bood friends. We set together in

packages.
Also available is a Mexican arts

atructor or. North Shore Continu- ee

in; Education, she is very familiar’

teachers.’:supplement “Gwilt’s*
ir Classes are’ offered ate.

beginning, /i
vanced levels. .

ie ‘acco.
*’ panies: students ‘of. all ages’ and “
* Jevels-of language proficiency to |
nee Some go to learn Spanish;. .

. Group participants S
--who'do' not wish"to study Spanish’

\

Vancouver's Greek, htalian, and
Spanish restaurants for reunions to

. reminisce.”

For more information about the
Splendors of. Spain’ travel/study
tour call the Storcys at 922-0689 or
North Shore Continuing F Education

‘at 985-874).

the sun

and crafts tour in October. °

. Arrangements for the tours are
handled by. Footloose Travel Ltd.
and Associated Tour” Crafters

es ® as _ . Lid., ensuring that all services and
2. ByOKSANA MACURA
Contributing Writer. ae

“tire three week’ package, ‘or may
“join the group for any individual —
week or combination of one-week ;

protections offered by: the travel

industry are available - to “Travel

and Learn participants,

Further information about the:

Immersion Excursion: may be ob-

tained by calling,the North Shore °

Continuing Education Department -

| at 985-8741, or Sonia Gwilt at
988-5506. :

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June 11 - 28, 1988

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Your opportunity to travel in Grand Style,
stay in Historic Manor Hotels, and visit the
most magnificent of English Gardens.
Travel with Vancouver's Ron. Rule,
renowned garden designer, and visiting.” 6
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Gardens, Chatsworth, Nymans and more,
meeting with resident gardners.

| This isa unique tour, for serious gardners.

For details, contact. Julia McIntosh, West.
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