John G. Gladstein
John G. Gladstein is currently Assistant Professor of Foreign Language and Department Chair at Howard College located in West Texas. He has taught foreign language and culture for eighteen years in institutions of higher learning, has been recognized with distinguished teaching awards and has written articles on various topics for scholarly publications. He has lived for extended periods in the Yucatán and Mexico City and traveled extensively in Mexico, Central, and South America. He has taught at the university level in Mérida, Yucatán and attended La Universidad Iberoamericana in Mexico City. Native cultures (Maya and Tarahumara) and Latin American culture are his interests. The author lives in Big Spring, Texas and spends time in the barrancas in the Sierra Madre of the Mexican state of Chihuahua.
