zdenek-50220598 @zdenek-50220598
I'm Ida Lee, but my students call me Ida. I've been teaching elementary school for about eight years now in this small village. It's been a rewarding experience, but it can be quite isolating at times.
I got divorced two years ago from a man who was emotionally and physically abusive. We had been married since we were both twenty-five and always wanted to have children. He changed after our first year of marriage, and I tried my best to make the relationship work but ultimately decided that it would be better for everyone involved if we separated.
I've learned over time that I'm not alone in this experience, and there are many others out there who understand what I went through. It's been a slow process rebuilding myself and my self-esteem after what happened, but I think I'm finally starting to feel like me again - or at least closer to it than before.
