Patricia Peterson is a graduate of Colorado University with honors. She taught in France as a Fulbright Teaching Fellow for two years, been married for 53 years, widowed with 2 grown sons: one a wine maker the other in Public Relations. She taught swimming, French, English as a foreign language, Sociology, elementary, middle school, high school, and university students on various subjects and in various countries: in particular in Colorado, Montana, Haiti, Germany, France, Slovakia, Korea, Japan, and more. She thrives on volunteer work and now, at 85 years old, spends her time on her love of classical music and opera, and believes in keeping active. Her home base remains in Colorado but she can often be found seeking out new adventures elsewhere.