In college I took French and the teacher was from France but lived in the city the college was in. She was amazing. Such a funny person and so patient with us. I really liked how she taught class.
At the end of the semester we took our final exam and it was Xmas I remember and I wouldn’t have another semester of French. I had other classes that I needed to take. I would never see her again most likely but I wanted to let her know how much I appreciated her style of teaching.
So before class I wrote a short note on a small piece of paper. I thanked her for the way she taught me and the way that she cared about each student. When the final exam was done, (it was open book) I put my piece of paper I had already written between the papers of my final. I smiled at her when I put it on her desk and tried to show her that I appreciated her with my energy and smile.
I then left the room like everyone else and never saw her again. Some people deserve to be given a gift, even if you can’t see them receive it.