Dian Seidel writes creative nonfiction and is the author of Kindergarten at 60: A Memoir of Teaching in Thailand. Before turning to writing, she was a senior scientist at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, where she specialized in detecting climate trends and contributed to the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize–winning Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Born and raised in Massachusetts, she lives in the Washington DC area, where she teaches English as a second language and Iyengar yoga.