Tristen Bonacci

Tristen Bonacci is a New York native who moved to Colorado at a young age with her family. She has taught high school English, American History, and Physical Education for more than twenty years. Tristen is blessed with a spirit of perseverance which has enabled her to navigate all that life has thrown at her. Her crowning achievement is completing Ironman, Arizona in 2013. She moved to Colombia in July of 2015 and lived and taught there until 2019. She now lives in Albuquerque, New Mexico where she teaches at a high school for pregnant and parenting students. She writes about education, social justice, peace, and mindful awareness