The author was born in Illinois, raised in California. She lived for two decades in New York City or a nearby suburb. But what has most fulfilled her wish to see something of the world are the ten ...view moreThe author was born in Illinois, raised in California. She lived for two decades in New York City or a nearby suburb. But what has most fulfilled her wish to see something of the world are the ten years she has spent living in five countries outside the USA. Two Peace Corps assignments took her to Jack’s Hill, Jamaica, and to Lampang, Thailand. Her last employment in the mid-1990s was in China as a teacher of English language courses. She holds a master of arts degree in international relations.view less