You wouldn't know it from talking to me (I have no accent), but I was born in Brisbane, Australia.  I have lived in or traveled through various countries  including the Fiji Islands, Germany, Italy, United Kingdom, India, and Bangladesh. Memories of living through one of the worst monsoon seasons in Bangladesh contributed to an article I had published in a magazine entitled American Survival Guide, in 1994! I am a bit of an adventurer, so it was natural that learning to survive in different countries led to this article.

Before settling in East Ridge, TN., I also lived for various periods of time in Hawaii, California, Texas, Oklahoma. It's not unusual to understand, given my background, that one of my outdoor leisure activities is mountain biking. Indoors, it's playing the guitar. Oh, by the way, I'm a pretty good chess player as well. It's just a different form of circuitry in some respects, so being "wired", technically speaking, perhaps helps me be a better player.

My wife Nichole and I are vegetarians -- well, I was raised that way, but my wife has adopted the diet -- we do not eat red meat, white meat, no fish, no eggs, etc. Nichole has become an amazing vegetarian cook, good enough to prepare recipes that would put many restaurants to shame. For example, here is a fast one: 

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If you would like to share some recipes, feel free to visit our Myspace site below and send us a message.

http://www.myspace.com/sam_nicca

If you would like to try some of my wife's wonderful recipes, please visit her Veggie Mom site (under construction) at http://www.veggiemomrecipes.com