Louis J SpaventaLou Spaventa was born in Brooklyn, New York, but a desire to see and know something beyond city borders, set him on a path to East Asia, Europe, the Middle East, the Caribbean and South America, and began a lifelong interest in language and culture..He became a Peace Corps Volunteer, a teacher trainer, a Fulbright lecturer, a U.S. foreign service officer., and finally a professor of English Skills at Santa Barbara City College. Lou has written and co-written several books and has been an online columnist. He is an avid swimmer and a semi-professional musician. He lives in Santa Barbara, California. Read More Read Less