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Helper Hub. Helpers paulstalder 1AbigailAdams26 1. My own parents were born in the United States, but my grandparents immigrated from the Jewish communities of Russia, Poland and Lithuania. I attended public schools, and as a child, I especially loved reading folktales and myths. Even as a teenager, I would return to the collections of fairy tales and folktales at the public library near my home.

When I read a collection of Russian folktales, or Turkish fairy tales, I felt that I was being given a gift of insight, a window into other people's culture, history, and worldview. Once, in my senior year in high school, I turned to my friend Stacey Andreatos, and said, "Would you like to hear a story? After I had finished, Stacey called another friend over, and said, "Nina, tell us another one.

I attended Wesleyan University, where I played and studied with master musicians from Ghana, south India, Indonesia, and other parts of the world. I also learned that music and storytelling were a vital part of many people's continuing way of life, and were integrally woven into their ritual, beliefs, and life passages. It seemed natural to incorporate the songs and rhythms I was learning with the stories.

I've played the guitar and piano since childhood. My favorite instruments to play are hand drums, especially percussion styles from west Africa, the Caribbean, and the Middle East. Even when I write, I often think of songs or music to go with the stories.