Date a woman from California, United States. Chances, choices and changes. All are good things to seek, and I continue to do so. There have been serious relationships, but never one I could "forever" for, so I've stayed single.
My career was thrust at me, I'm sure, for saying as a high school swimmer, "I'd never be swim coach. That job sucks". Well, many good years later, it's rarely sucked, and the joys I've experienced positively impacting the lives of so many young children have been countless. I do love my job, and I'm able to share the passion for swim coaching with the adult population, as well, as a masters swim coach.
Born in Indiana, and a fairly successful young swimmmer, our family traveled all over that region (never west of the Mississippi River) seeking swim meets and ever greater competition. After college, I made it west to Boulder, Colorado, where I remained for many years, and often return to.
Though Boulder, until recently, would be called home, through my swimming, whether jobs or coaching opportunities, I've been fortunate enough to travel extensively. I've worked in Boulder; Dallas; San Francisco; outside the Phoenix area in Mesa, AZ; and now, I'm working in Orinda, CA (very happy to be out of Arizona!). I've coached (and competed) in Munich, Germany; Riccione, Italy; and Perth, Australia. I did a 3-month "apprentice-ship" of sorts outside the Perth area in Mandurah, Australia. Despite all this travel, I am only minimally coherent in Spanish.
I've been out hiking the trails of the East Bay with my faithful pooch Cisco since arriving, and look forward to some swimming attempts (with my wetsuit in tow) at Muir Beach soon. Would love company to explore the area further, and offer some good conversation. More??? We'd have to see....