I left the U.S. in 1973 as a Peace Corps volunteer, and never looked back. My husband and I have been working and traveling in Asia, Africa and Latin America and the Caribbean for 29 years. Africa is my favorite continent, where we have spent 19 years, and all 6 of my kids books are set there. I love writing books about Africa, and hope that by doing so my readers will get some good news about the continent for a change. more...
