Alberto Ceras

I live in a small town in Mexico, not far from Mexico City, with my wife, three grown children and two lovely grand daughters.


I’ve traveled all over the world (well, just about). I taught mathematics and biology in Fiji, Alaska, Australia and continental U.S.A. before retiring. I used to do a lot of sports but then I got too old. I read a lot when I’m not building furniture for the house or doing re-modeling, re-wiring or plumbing (these last are hobbies). I’ve been a political and social activist almost all my adult life. I’ve participated as a volunteer agriculturist in Mexico and Cameroon and I also joined with other volunteers to build modest homes for needy folks in Puebla, Mexico.


I took my undergraduate degree at the University of Colorado followed by graduate studies at Colorado State University and the University of Colorado. I also completed a nursing degree at Florida State University.


I admire Mir and Ghalib (when I can understand them), also Joseph Conrad, V.S. Naipaul, R.K. Narayan, Octavio Paz, Turgenev - well, most of the celebrated Russian novelists and short story writers. “Heart of Darkness” by Conrad, “The Guide” by R.K. Narayan and “A Sportsman’s Sketches” by Turgenev rank among my favorite books.

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