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I have two grown children and two granddaughters who are fantastic! I taught elementary children for over 30 years and retired four years ago. It was then that I decided to take my writing seriously.I recently had my first book, "The Journey to Mei" published. As any author knows, that's almost like giving birth to another child. It is a story about an American family who adopts a child from China. The story is told from the perspective of the ten year old birth child. Beside everyday family life, there is much about the history, culture and traditions of China. Children will be learning without even realizing they are learning! More can be found about the book on my web page http://outskirtspress.com/thejourneytomei. Beside writing, my passion has always been learning about other cultures. My earliest recollection of this interest dates back to when I was nine. For years it had to be books that satisfied this curiosity. Now that my responsibilities are fulfilled, I can actually travel and go see for myself. And that I have done! I've spent a month in China doing research for my book. I've been to the Galapagos Islands, Peru, Amazon, Europe and Australia and New Zealand. Soon I will be going to South Africa where I will further my research for my sequel that I am currently writing. So it's been a real kick combining the writing with travel.There you go...a little snippet of me.

I have two grown children and two granddaughters who are fantastic! I taught elementary children for over 30 years and retired four years ago. It was then that I decided to take my writing seriously.I recently had my first book, "The Journey to Mei" published. As any author knows, that's almost like giving birth to another child. It is a story about an American family who adopts a child from Chin... More