Michael Witbeck was born in Utah and graduated from the University of Utah with a degree in Creative Writing. Also at the U of U he gained experience as a donut fryer and once gave...view moreMichael Witbeck was born in Utah and graduated from the University of Utah with a degree in Creative Writing. Also at the U of U he gained experience as a donut fryer and once gave advice concerning coffee pot cleaning techniques to a Professor of Philosophy. He later worked and studied in Los Angeles and applied for unemployment there.
He also spent a number of years overseas, first as a Fulbright Lecturer in what was then Czechoslovakia, later as writer and editor of educational materials in Tokyo, and still later as a vagrant educator in Spain. From a base in Oregon, Michael also had lengthy work assignments in Yemen and Cyprus.
He has recently published Auto Biography: A Life in the Age of the Automobile, soft cover, 114 pages, 60+ color photos.view less