A native New Yorker, Eileen Colucci has been living in Rabat with her Moroccan husband for the past forty plus years. She is a former teacher and recently retired after twenty-eight years as a translator with the U.S. Embassy, Rabat. Her articles and short stories have appeared in various publications and ezines including Fodor's Morocco, Parents' Press, The New Dominion and Expat Women. Colucci holds a BA in French and English from the University at Albany, SUNY, and an MA in Education from Framingham State University. When not writing, Colucci enjoys practicing yoga, taking long walks and playing with her chocolate Labrador Retriever. Now that she and her husband have four grandchildren, they spend as much time as possible in Virginia with their two sons and their families.