Storyteller Adventures
Storytelling is one of our most fundamental communication methods. Who doesn’t love hearing a good story? The fact is, we spend much of our daily lives hearing and telling stories! It’s our way of sharing information and living vicariously through the experiences of others.
During our first half-century, we have been fortunate enough to have some pretty incredible experiences and we fancy sharing our tales. We’ve called this blog, “Storyteller Adventures,” because we wanted to share some of our incidents of travel as well as to document our journey of how Vista Tranquila Publishers came into existence and how it continues. So, what does our blog include and what can you expect to find? For sure, we’ll touch on topics relevant to bilingual life, our travels around the world, the exotic foods we try, and the intriguing people we encounter. We have astonishing adventures every day though, even when we don’t go anywhere. We’ll share our mundane observations and some truly unique encounters.
Vista Tranquila Publishers is our creation but, it’s so much more than a book publishing company. We seek to tell stories that will inspire interest, promote cross-cultural understanding, and be entertaining at the same time. Our basic premise for our business is in favor of creating shared experiences and opposed to the collection of garage sale fodder. We want to make our books and our products come alive. Once you become a part of the story, the books and the handicrafts we sell become part of our shared encounter, a type of trophy you story in your memory. Everything we post on our website will tell a story. We hope you like what we’re doing, and we look forward to reading your comments!
Day at the zoo
Erin Raxón
Erin Raxón has been living in Guatemala for more than 15 years with her husband, Mario, who was born and raised in Guatemala. Together they are raising their three children in Guatemala City. Erin, originally from Minnesota, USA, has a Master’s in Education and twenty plus years of teaching students worldwide. She is passionate about education, language learning, and literacy. She loves to travel, which allows her to experience and learn about different cultures, while at the same time try new cuisines. Her three children, who inspired her to write her first book, The Gift of a Traditional Guatemalan Christmas/ El regalo de una Navidad guatemalteca tradicional, are prominently featured in the illustrations. She is a member of Hispanic Heritage Literature Organization Milibrohispano.
Erin Raxón vive en Guatemala desde hace más de 15 años con su esposo, Mario, nacido y criado en Guatemala. Juntos crían a sus tres hijos en la Ciudad de Guatemala. Erin, originaria de Minnesota, EE.UU., tiene un máster en Educación y más de veinte años enseñando a estudiantes de todo el mundo. Es una apasionada de la educación, el aprendizaje de idiomas y la alfabetización. Le encanta viajar, lo que le permite experimentar y aprender sobre diferentes culturas, al tiempo que prueba nuevas cocinas. Sus tres hijos, que la inspiraron a escribir su primer libro, The Gift of a Traditional Guatemalan Christmas/ El regalo de una Navidad guatemalteca tradicional, ocupan un lugar destacado en las ilustraciones. Es miembro de la Organización de Literatura de Herencia Hispana Milibrohispano.