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About me - Jan Castagnaro

About me

Jan is a mom of 3 and wife to Henry, who has been in the USAF for 19 years. Her education, training, and skills have afforded her a career in the medical profession. Her hobby and passion has always been creative writing and writing in general.

At the present time, she and her family are stationed in Italy. This offers a unique and lovely opportunity for traveling, which is another inspirational passion.

"Life is a process of becoming, a combination of states we have to go through, where people fail is that they wish to elect a state and remain in it, this is a kind of death."
~Anais Nin "Winter of Artifice"~

Briefly me

My passion is ...

my children, my husband, traveling, arts:painting and sketching, writing, cooking and baking

I know too much about ...

being a military wife

My parents always told me ...

to be tolerant

My childhood ambition ...

to be a doctor

My favorite memory ...

the birth of each of my children

Why I write ...

I write because it has always been a comforting type of therapy to express my thoughts. I write because I have something worthwhile to say and share.

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

Reading: The Diary of Anais Nin and Uniform Justice by Donna Leon

My first job ...

I worked as a teachers aid at a local daycare center all throughout high school.

My best moment ...

Again, the birth of each of my children.

My inspiration ...

My Great-Grandfather Frank has always been my inspiration. His lessons in tolerance and humanity has always been an inspiration, and his encouragement to follow my dreams has always fueled my aspirations.

Featured article by Jan Castagnaro

Politics, News & Issues > Presidential Elections 2008 Would Hillary Clinton be running for president today if she weren't married to former president Bill Clinton?Smallicon
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Would Hillary Clinton Be Running for President Today if She were Not Married to Former President Bill Clinton?

Media pundits, Obama supporters, Republican supporters and more seem to get great pleasure from stating that the only reason Hillary Rodham Clinton is running for President of the United States or has had any political successes is due to the fact that she is married to former President Bill Clinton. This could be easily refuted and rendered a moot point if those that use it would research the life of Hillary Clinton and focus especially on her life and times prior to even mar...

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