Surviving Widowhood with Writing, Reading, Soccer and Bilingualism

My dear, soccer-playing, profoundly Christian, Colombian husband died in 2005, leaving me with two beautiful boys, Gabriel, 15, and Mario, 13, to raise. As I mourn my husband's loss, I am looking for balance. I need to work as a writer, be a good mother/father, play and teach my sons Spanish!

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Location: Akron, Pennyslvania, United States

I'm the author of 16 books for children. The latest are What's It Like to Be Shakira and What's It Like to Be Marta (both bilingual).Others are biographies of Dolores Huerta, Americo Paredes, and the Brazilian soccer player Ronaldinho. My books are published by Mitchell Lane (wwww.mitchelllane.com) and are available through Amazon at my website. Just Click on my profile and then click on my website.

Monday, June 04, 2007

Shakira! Shakira! Shakira!
I felt like singing "Shakira! Shakira! Shakira" just like Wyclef Jean does in "Hips Don't Lie" last week as I received the proof pages of my new biography of the Colombian singer and songwriter. The designer did a beautiful job finding pictures and it was just thrilling to see the whole package almost ready to go.

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