FAMILY TRIP TO MAGICAL MADAGASCAR AND BEYOND by Nicki Geigert
Family Trip to Magical Madagascar and Beyond is about a family’s adventure to Madagascar and then Zimbabwe. They discovered that Madagascar is the fourth largest island in the world. It hosts a huge array of lemurs, fossas, aye-ayes, many species of plants, chameleons, and insects found nowhere else. The experience of traveling together with family to see new places and new things is great fun, and can add lifelong memories and bonding experiences for each individual family member.
Nicki Geigert has had the fantastic opportunity to travel the world through 81 different countries, and all 7 continents, and changed her photography hobby into a Landscape, Travel, Adventure, Fine art, and Stock photography business.
Nicki began as a physical education specialist, and from that she determined that she was an out of the box personality, and could do far more for children on her own terms. As a life-long learner, she became a Personal Fitness trainer, Nutritionist, and a Gymnastics school owner in 1983. She developed a preschool motor development program for children from 12 months through 12 years. This curriculum book was sold throughout the US to gym school owners, who told her that it was the “Bible” of the industry for young children. She sold her gym in 1991 and relocated to Washington state and became a consultant for gymnastics schools.
In 2000, Nicki went back to school to earn her Master of Science degree in Curriculum Design and Development. She also was an instructor for USA Gymnastics, and met many Olympic gymnasts. She was a motivational speaker for how best to work with young children in order to develop their motor skills and then became an International Education consultant to teach classroom teachers how to incorporate more music, movement, and motor skills into the classroom. In 2014, Nicki was awarded VIP National Association of Professional Women with honors for excellence, leadership, and commitment to her profession.
By 2014, Nicki was also well on her way to re-inventing herself as a professional photographer. She says that she has worn lots of different hats in her life, and now at 65, it was time for her to enjoy her travel and travel writing. The trip to Madagascar was originally a graduation gift for her grand-daughter Sara, and the book was an extension of that trip. Nicki wrote and photographed the journey along the way. Somehow, it became a big deal when an editor saw Family Trip to Magical Madagascar and Beyond
and wanted to republish it.
Nicki hopes to keep traveling the world, and writing articles and children’s books to share with others.
WEBSITES, www.NickiGeigert.com, www.NickiGeigertBooks.com, SOCIAL MEDIA: Instagram: NickiG_Photographer, Facebook: Nicki Geigert Photographer,
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