Tortillas &; Peanut Butter : True Confessions of an American Mom Turned Mexican Smuggler

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"Spot-on, highly entertaining, and absolutely hilarious. It should tempt any reader to grab a passport, pack a bag, and cross a border into the adventures of another culture." - Lynne Willard, Editor."Learning about a new culture can be hilarious - as seen through this book!" - Diane Gilliard, Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor."Holy cow! This book is hilarious!" - Cindy Norman, Philosophical CosmonautAn Amazon Top 10 Best Seller in Humor and Biography/MemoirIncludes discussion questions for book clubs & multicultural studies classrooms BRIEF SYNOPSISA mom trapped in suburbia liberates herself from her peanut-butter-and-jelly cage and flees to Mexico. While tackling the cultural quirks that send less hardy souls hightailing it back to the U.S., she struggles to learn Spanish, raise her kids, and run a school. To make ends meet she smuggles, using her wily wit and gift for gab to outfox the border officials. But not all of her contraband runs go as planned.- Includes discussion questions for book clubsABOUT THE AUTHORSDr. Linda Sonna graduated from the University of Illinois. She maintained a psychology practice, authored ten self-help books; wrote a self-syndicated column; taught undergraduate psychology and human development at community colleges in Dallas, TX; taught undergraduate and graduate courses at the University of New Mexico in Taos; and served as professor of multicultural counseling at Canada's Yorkville University. She moved to Mexico in 2005.Lois Sonna Mark attended Roosevelt College in Chicago, IL. She served as journalist, women's editor, and columnist for Chicago's Citizen Newspapers. After moving to Mexico in 1968, she built Irapuato's Instituto Norteamericano de Estudios Bilingu es into a major institution and restored the historic Casa de la Inquisición for its campus. She now lives in the U.S.SEE MOREFree chapters & audiobook sample at www.DrSonna.org.