AMHS SPEAKER CEIL LUCAS FEATURED AT BUSBOY AND POETS

By Nancy DeSanti

To those AMHS members who heard Italian teacher and author Ceil Lucas speak at our program in April 2017, and to those who couldn’t make it, you have another opportunity to hear Ceil at a special event at Busboys and Poets in Washington, D.C.

The date is Sunday, September 9, 2018, at 6:30-8:00 pm and the event is co-sponsored by the Casa Italiana Language School, where Ceil is a longtime teacher. The location is 14th & V Streets, N.W. in Busboys and Poets’ Langston Room. Ceil will speak about her book, “How I Got Here: A Memoir,” which tells her story of growing up in Guatemala, the many years she spent in Rome and then as a young adult in America.

By the way, Ceil knows six languages—English, Italian, Spanish, French, Irish and Sign Language—which is pretty impressive, but in addition, she is the author of the book she calls a “genealogical memoir.” In the book, the author talks about what it means to be “from here.” What makes a person feel they are “from here” or “not from here”? When does a person feel they are truly “home”?

To find out about these and other interesting questions, please come to the book signing and talk, and invite your friends and family. See you there!!