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About Me — Daniel Sadowski-Tello
Who is the writer behind the words?
I believe I’ve written enough that it is unfortunate until now that I realize that I haven’t even introduced myself. I was born and raised in South Florida and lived there for nearly 30 years. Endured countless hurricanes, tornadoes, and ‘embarrassments’ regarding ‘Florida Man…’ in the headlines of news reports.
I am a 3rd generation Polish immigrant through my dad who was born and raised in New Jersey and 1st generation Colombian immigrant my mother having arrived to the U.S. alone at the age of 22.
I have one brother who is 5 years older than me who is quite the academic titan as a graduate of Cornell University and received his Master’s degree in Geology at the University of Nevada-Reno.
I, on the other hand, fought and struggled to pass tests and be accepted by people as well as academic circles.
Growing up I had a terrible speech impediment as I stuttered to the point that I never wanted to talk.
For teachers to call on me to read aloud was torture and to be social was even more difficult.
I received speech therapy in public school from Kindergarten to 8th grade and within that time I found refuge and acceptance in my own world of writing.
