Sarah MenkedickSarah Menkedick is a writer, editor, mother, and traveler. Fluent in French and Spanish, she has lived and worked in Mexico, France, China, and Japan and traveled across five continents. She holds a BA in history and history of science from th University of Wisconsin-Madison and an MFA in nonfiction from the University of Pittsburgh, where she taught nonfiction writing. She is a 2015-2016 Fulbright fellow in Oaxaca, Mexico. She is the founder of Vela, an online magazine of nonfiction writing by women. Her work has also appeared in Harper's, Oxford American, Guernica, New Inquiry, and The Best Women's Travel Writing and has been commended by The Best American Nonfiction Writing series. Read More Read Less