┬аThe author earned an MA in English Literature from the U. of South Dakota, and later another MA as a Bilingual/Cross-Cultural Specialist from San Diego State U. in California. ┬аHe has taught extensively in the United States, Spain, Mexico City, and at the U. Aut├│noma de Guerrero in Acapulco, followed by 10 years at the Instituto Americano, jointly directed by his wife, Jeannette Murueta, DDS. ┬аHe recently retired from Madison College in Madison, Wisconsin, but continues as a Spanish medical interpreter in Madison. ┬аHe and his wife have published various bilingual texts, including English-Spanish Dialogues (I), ┬аVerbomania ESL, Medical Spanish 101, and English-Spanish Dialogues II.┬а