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About me

I grew up in small towns in Northern California (closer to Oregon than anything else.) For the last 40 years I've lived in the Spokane, Washington, area. I am just about 20 miles from Idaho.

I retired in 2003 after working for 15 years as Spokane's City/County Recycling Coordinator. It was a great job, especially in the earlier years, because it was a new position for the city and we were creating all our programs from scratch. Designing them was the fun part.

My interests

I'm a reader--I'm always surrounded by books. I enjoy music, especially jazz and world music. I often buy a CD or two in the countries I visit, especially from local groups I heard while there.

Travel is somewhere between a passion and an obsession...I always wanted to travel, but never could do much about it until the last 10 years or so. Now I am making up for lost time, and I love it. If the travel fund has enough in it, I'm ready to go. I have a mental list of places I have to see, but I'm also an opportunist. If a friend says "I need a roommate for... " I will probably say, "Why not?" even though it is a place I never thought about.

I don't do just one kind of vacation--it all has something to offer. I've done cruises, trains, bus tours, city stays, and volunteer vacations; and I've arrived places by camel, elephant, rickshaw, hot air balloon and dugout canoe. (I draw the line at anything resembling extreme sports--no motorcycles, ziplines, parachutes, etc.)

What I've Done

Petting Morani

Petted a rhino (No, he was not in a cage)
Rode an elephant
Rode a camel
Hand-fed a giraffe
Paddled a dugout canoe
Rode on the roof of a train in Ecuador
Eaten guinea pig, paca, warthog, toasted grasshopper, mopani worm (ick!), ants cricket, smoked water snake (not bad!)
Swam with penguins
Floated over Cappadocia in a balloon (I’m afraid of heights!)
Flew in a glider
Walked on the Antarctic continent

I am somewhat “chicken” (along with old and decrepit) and some of these activities have really pushed my limits, but I don’t want to go through life regretting the things I didn’t do.

Where I've been

All 7 continents (Kiribati counts for Oceana); 44 countries

Panama Canal and Suez Canal

Copper Canyon (Mexico) and Trans-Canada by rail

Where I'm Going...

Down the Devil

September - Italy
October - Cuba

to be continued...

It will take a lot of time to get all the pages done. Eventually, I will have quite a few of them.

Meeting VT Friends

Lunch with Basaic, Spokane, 10-2-2010
Lunch with HomandEd, Miami, Oct. 2011

(Hoping this section will grow!)

Intro Updated Apr 12, 2012
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Suet May 1, 2012 at 1:55 AM Report Abuse

I'm waiting for your call Jessie! I'll meet you at the hotel this afternoon.
angiebabe Apr 24, 2012 at 7:07 PM Report Abuse

Hi Jessie nice to find you and your home page here tonight....some nice travels in your CV!
mehulraj Apr 14, 2012 at 6:38 PM Report Abuse

Thanks for stopping by my page
Finn1966 Apr 9, 2012 at 9:19 AM Report Abuse

Hi. Thanks for your hint. :) That is just what we have been thinking of, walking on the Riverwalk. I bet there are a lot of things to see, and I think we will take our daughter to a boat tour also. Some attractions are just so expensive, especially if you plan to see the most of them. But luckily, there are a lot of places with a cheaper prize :)
JessH Apr 8, 2012 at 9:35 PM Report Abuse

Hi Jessie. Thanks for your comment on my homepage. Glad you enjoyed it :-) Greetings from Dubai / Jess
Donna_in_India Mar 6, 2012 at 5:58 PM Report Abuse

Feel better soon Jessie!!
Homanded Mar 6, 2012 at 11:08 AM Report Abuse

Hope you're feeling better Jesse
rexvaughan Jan 31, 2012 at 1:52 PM Report Abuse

Thanks, Jessie. Can't believe how fast those years have gone and how fast they still seem to fly.
sdq Jan 16, 2012 at 12:25 PM Report Abuse

Great pages nice work keep it up !
irvbur Jan 14, 2012 at 7:40 AM Report Abuse

Hi Jesse - thanks so much for your input. Your exciting pages keeps me pumped up for every trip I'm about to take, and for every trip I've already taken. I love your jacket in your profile picture. I've got a closet full from the same source.
I agree, travel is both an obsession and a passion. May you have many more of same. Irv