My first blog--sheleycyprus.blogspot.com--was devoted to a six-month Fulbright experience on the island of Cyprus. This new blog space will continue my observations about people, places, and things


from the center of my American Dream. . .a tiny Southern California bungalow, white picket fence, spacious front porch, cool ocean breeze, university position teaching American literature and culture, friends, market by the sea, three children, two rescued terriers, a piano for respite, and the hope for a full and generous future.