One thing about me: I am a creature of habit.
When I was in my mid-twenties, I taught English in a small rural high school in Yoshii-machi, Japan. Part of the program was that I had to go into all of my classes at the beginning of the year and introduce myself. I would stand before thirty very quiet, very well-behaved fifteen year olds and say (slowly, so they could understand every word), "Hello, my name is Danielle. I come from the United States." My students, who I came to love over the course of the year, would try to repeat my name and it would invariably come out something like: Da Ni Ey Ru Senei.
Well, because this is my first day as a guest blogger on Powells.com, and because I am something of a creature of habit, I really would like to stand up and just introduce myself, give you all the relevant information, and then go from there. So here goes:
I'm Danielle Trussoni. I was born in Wisconsin, grew up there, went to college at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, lived in Japan, England, and Bulgaria. I'm married to the writer Nikolai Grozni (who will be making an appearance on this blog tomorrow, so stay tuned). My first book, Falling through the Earth, was published earlier this month by Henry Holt (please check out their website). I keep a regular blog, so if you'd like to read my past blogs or check out my profile, you can certainly take a walk over to myspace and become my virtual friend. And, needless to say, I would love to chat with you about my book, so if you'd like to contact me, just send me a message and I'll be sure to respond. If you'd like to know a bit more about my book, I can tell you about it myself. Check out my radio interview.
I should also tell you that I am going to be a peripatetic blogger this week. I'm at home as I write this, but I am (in a matter of hours) catching a flight to Seattle, where I will be reading at the University Bookstore (4326 University Way NE in Seattle) at 7:00 PM. Here's a picture of me at home, getting ready to leave:
I may not look excited here, but believe me, I'm excited. Especially because I have such big fuzzy slippers.
As you might imagine, my book tour had been really fun for me and I'll share all the details of the events, radio interviews, and TV appearances with you. One thing more about me: I tend to get myself into trouble. I am too curious for my own good, and can't resist diving into things. Here is a picture my dad took of me when I was little:
Some things never change.
Until tomorrow, xo
Danielle Trussoni