 Today, we're bringing you a story about a multifaceted, multi-talented scholar told by a person touched by her work. And I'm going to let Elisa Baena take it from here. A few months ago, Ruth Behar and I made plans to go to salsa class together. But before we made it to class, she came over to my apartment to chat for a while. The first thing on our agenda was her latest book, Across So Many Seas. I spent the day on the beach reading the book.