One might look at my resume and think I am a storyteller because of my career choice as an educator; however, my love for telling stories began as a child.  I used to arrange my stuffed animals on my bed, and I would tell them Bible stories like David and Goliath and Noah and the Ark.  When I turned 13, I began telling lively stories in church, engaging and captivating the children and adults.  Based on the reaction of the audience I realized that it was much more interesting and fun to learn a lesson from a story than from a lecture.  As much as I love to tell stories, I also like to listen to the stories of others.  I vividly remember my dad repeatedly (I begged for the story every night!) telling me the story about how, as a little boy growing up in India, he saved many people when he killed a King Cobra!  What?!  My dad, a simple man, did something so amazing and heroic?  Thus began my quest to find extraordinary stories experienced by ordinary people, just like me.