Rob Farris

My name is Rob Farris. My interest in travel was developed at an early age through many family trips in Canada and the USA.

During my 30 years as a secondary school geography and social sciences teacher, I organized many class field trips in Ontario. I also had the opportunity to co-organize and participate in several high school performing music trips to MusicFest Canada and Europe with my wife Betty, a secondary school music teacher (now retired). In addition to the school trips to Europe, Betty and I have travelled extensively in Canada and parts of the USA.

Most recently, I was Tour Director for her school band's Britain-France excursion in March 2006. (photo below is in front of Buckingham Palace, March 2006)

Since retiring from active teaching in 2002, I have travelled with the band, done supply teaching in a variety of subjects and taught pre-service teachers at a Faculty of Education. I enjoy working with students, and meeting new people from all walks of life.

My hobbies are travel, gardening, square dancing, church choir, skiing, snowmobiling, reading, woodworking and home renovation.

I look forward to helping other groups have exciting and meaningful travel experiences.