Tracy Novinger

Three generations of Tracy Novinger's family lived in Aruba. When she was ten, her father took a job in Brazil where she attended schools taught in Portuguese. Novinger obtained a Master of Arts degree in communication in the United States. She also lived for nine years in Tahiti and worked under oath as a French-English translator for French Polynesia courts. She speaks fluent English, French, Portuguese and Spanish and has an elementary command of German and Italian. Novinger is the author...See more

Three generations of Tracy Novinger's family lived in Aruba. When she was ten, her father took a job in Brazil where she attended schools taught in Portuguese. Novinger obtained a Master of Arts degree in communication in the United States. She also lived for nine years in Tahiti and worked under oath as a French-English translator for French Polynesia courts. She speaks fluent English, French, Portuguese and Spanish and has an elementary command of German and Italian. Novinger is the author of Intercultural Communication: A Practical Guide , which has been used by the Jimmy Carter Institute of Arbitration. She is also the author of Communicating with Brazilians: When "Yes" Means "No." Novinger is married to Glen Novinger and enjoys travel and hiking. She based Betrayal on Aruba Winds on personal memories, family memoirs, and historical fact. See less