Noel Marie FletcherNoël-Marie Fletcher is an author/journalist based in Washington, D.C. She has lived in Hong Kong, Beijing, and Germany (Nuremberg, Berlin) with a stint in Switzerland. She speaks Spanish, Mandarin Chinese, and French and studied Russian. She attributs her zest for life, analytical abilities, love of adventure and creativity to her unique fusion of ancestors-Spanish conquistadors, English Quakers, and a Royalist navy captain who was a privateer with pirate Henry Morgan. A native of New Mexico, she is proud of the contributions her Hispanic and English relatives made to help found America. Her maternal Hispanic family left Spain for the New World and settled near Santa Fe, N.M. Her Perea family, whose members were among the earliest Hispanics to serve in the U.S. Congress (Francisco Perea, Jose Francisco Chaves, and Pedro Perea). The Pereas were important community leaders under three flags (Spain, Mexico and the United States) and leading business entrepreneurs who helped found the Santa Fe Trail. Her paternal relatives came to America from England, Scotland and Wales as colonists in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland and Virginia. Many fought as patriots during the Revolutionary War to help establish the United States of America. Noël-Marie founded Fletcher & Co. Publishers as an outlet for creative writing, illustrations and photography. Read More Read Less