After earning his Master’s degree, Mel Goldberg taught literature and writing in California, Illinois, Arizona, and as a Fulbright Exchange teacher at Stanground College in Cambridgeshire, England. For seven years, he and his artist wife lived in and traveled in a small motorhome throughout the US, Canada, and Mexico. They currently live on a small income as ex-pats in Mexico. His writing has been published on line and in print in the US, the U K, Australia, New Zealand, and Mexico. He has won several awards in Japan for his haiku, including the grand prize in the 7th Setouchi-Matsuyama International Photo-Haiku Contest.