Susanna Zaraysky was born in Leningrad (in the former Soviet Union) with crossed eyes (strabismus) and came to the US as a young child. She received her first surgery for her asymmetric eyes in St. Louis, Missouri at the age of three and the second one in Santa Clara, California at the age of 17. Inspired by Professor Sue Barry’s book, Fixing my Gaze, Susanna commenced binocular vision therapy in 2010 with the goal of seeing in depth.
She is a polyglot and author of the books Language is Music (translated in Portuguese, Russian and Spanish) on language learning via music and the media and Travel Happy, Budget Low on budget travel. Susanna is the co-producer of the documentary Saved by Language.