A Compilation of Emotions

About the Book

The book explores the roles that spirituality plays in our lives as they undoubtedly did in her vast experience. The central theme throughout, also evidenced in her poems and quotations, is the positive message of overcoming obstacles and creating opportunities for a better life. It provides an avenue for the reader to assess his or her own true identity in navigating the environment within the adaptive process so as to maximize their potential. This is a critical part of human development particularly for persons finding themselves in a “different” culture.

About the Author

A native of Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, the author is a Multi-Level English as a Second Language (ESL) Instructor at Central Texas College, Fort Hood, TX., and has more than two decades of experience in writing, editing and teaching. She was a journalist and editor for various military newspapers in the United States and Berlin, Germany. She was a journalism instructor at the Defense Information School, Fort Benjamin Harrison, Ind. and at Fort Meade, Maryland, and rewrote and revitalized the Newswriting Programmed Instruction Book for the Basic Journalist Course. The author was a narrator and editor with the Public Affairs Office, First Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas, and as Public Affairs Chief, wrote speeches for the command group. She is familiar with several languages and graduated in the top ten percent of the Russian Language Course at the Defense language Institute, DLI, Monterey, California. She has written poems, in brochure format and articles for Civilian and military newspapers in the U.S and Berlin, Germany. Her first book, with students’ accounts, written in English and their native languages, and published in 2015, is a fascinating window into the experiences of immigrant students, from one dozen countries, studying ESL on Fort Hood, TX. Her third book “Barriers beyond Borders” is a thought provoking insight into her life, and the lives of some students, as immigrants residing in the United States. Coming soon!