Ted Gugelyk

Born of Immigrant parents from the Ukraine, Ted Gugelyk came to Hawaii in 1957, before Statehood. He was a Instructor, Foreign Student Advisor, Program Officer and Dean of Students at the University of Hawaii and East West Center. He also surfs and sails and writes. His book Mango Lady and The Separating Sickness are available on Amazon.com. He has authored many short stores, a few of which appear in his book Mango Lady.

Ted now is retired in Thailand and lives on a farm with his Thai family in Ubon Rachathani, beside the Mei Nam River, twenty miles from the Lao border. Farming, kayaking, photography and writing occupy his time, and visiting Laos, Vietnam, and Cambodia, marveling at what peace in the region can do to promote peace and prosperity for ordinary people.