Patsy Buell StiernaPatsy Buell grew up in Minnesota and graduated with MA and MS degrees from the University of Minnesota and St. Cloud State University. She met her husband Robert Stierna as an undergraduate at the U of M. She always wanted to be a writer, but didn't chieve her dream until she retired from teaching special education for 36 years. Researching, writing and editing her first book Visions from Two Continents took 10 years. This her second book has been five years in the making. Read More Read Less