About Me
 | Ugonna Wachuku Mexico City Member since: Oct, 2008 Last login: 11/21/2009 Last update : 09/27/2009 Contact Me |
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| Birthday | 03/10/1971 |
| Hometown | Nbawsi |
| Nickname | Prof. |
| Ethnicity | Not Listed |
| Nationality | Mexico / Nigeria |
About Me
Ugonna is simply a creative soul of inspirational and spiritual dimensions. He started writing in 1983, at the age of twelve - his second year in high school.
In creating his works, Ugonna has an abidingly uplifting and enchanting literary way of combining genres - especially: prose, narrative, fiction, drama, non-fiction, poetry, theatre, christian spirituality, history and current events, etc.
Please, for a detailed profile, kindly visit Ugonna's creative communications hub, at: http://uwachuku.googlepages.com and read the link titled: Ugonna Revealed: http://uwachuku.googlepages.com/ugonnarevealed
In November 2007, Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela gave Ugonna a personally written and signed From Freedom to the Future appreciation and commendation for writing The Great Place: A Soulful Celebration of the Beautiful South African People: http://www.publishamerica.net/product5154.html
Also, amongst numerous works, Ugonna's upcoming new book is titled: American Galaxy - Celebrating the People and the Land of the Free and the Home of the Brave / A Loving Higher Purpose for the People. You can read a preview and description of American Galaxy, at: http://uwachuku.googlepages.com/americangalaxy
Family
Ugonna Wachuku is married to Alejandra Hernandez Gudino, a Mexican biologist, communication and science divulgation professional. His poetic tribute to Alejandra is titled "Morning Dews." Their 19 April, 2007 born daughter's name is Ezichi, meaning: Good God Almighty.
Interests & Hobbies
Football [soccer], table tennis, nature study, networking, walks in nature, boatriding, making friends and building multi-cultural alliances, movies, theatre, music and arts appreciation, reading biographies and autobiographies, cooking, telling children stories, etc.
What I'm Reading
- If You Want to Walk on Water, You've Got to Get Out of the Boat by John Ortberg
Web Links
UPCOMING WORK
- 1:
American Galaxy: Celebrating the People and the Land of the Free and the Home of the Brave / A Loving Higher Purpose for the People. Please, read about the book on the following link:
Preview of American Galaxy
2:
The Dream: Another Reality
INFLUENCES
- Igbo culture and tradition. Growing up experience in Eastern Nigeria. Travel around Nigeria and our planet. Mom and dad. High School experience. University experience. Geneva, Switzerland. Mexico City, Mexico. Global multi-cultural friends and networks. Philip Phil-Ebosie. Pita Nwana. Kalu Okpi. Howard Zinn. Adiele Afigbo. Cyprian Ekwensi. Elechi Amadi. Alfred Lord Tennyson. Cecil B. DeMille. Pablo Neruda. Samuel Beckett. Thomas Gray. Albert Camus. William Shakespeare. Martin Luther King, Jr. Christian beliefs based on the Holy Bible. Life and words of Jesus. Doug Batchelor. Philip Yancey. John Ortberg. William Wordsworth. Jeffrey Archer. Catherine Acholonu. Flora Nwapa. Samuel Taylor Coleridge. Nelson Mandela. Athol Fugard. Charles Swindoll. Frederick Willem de Klerk. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi: Mahatma Ghandi. Peter F. Drucker. Walt Whitman. Aristotle. Bertolt Brecht. Edward Gibbon. Archibald Lampman. Carlos Castaneda. Ralph Waldo Trine. Etc.
CAUSES I SUPPORT
American Association of University Women [AAUW]: http://www.aauw.org
Care2: Making the World a Better Place: http://www.care2.com
National Humanities Alliance [NHA]: USA: http://www.nhalliance.org
My Life South Africa: http://www.mylife.org.za
Collective Campaign for Peace [COCAP] Nepal: http://www.cocap.org.np
John Templeton Foundation [JTF] USA: http://www.templeton.org
Nigeria Higher Education Foundation [NHEF]: http://www.thenhef.org
African Christian Hospitals: http://www.ihcf.net/nigerian-hospital.html
Amazing Facts [AF]: http://www.amazingfacts.org
UNIVERSITY AFFILIATION
- College of Humanities and Social Sciences: Abia State University, Uturu: Nigeria
