Adventure is in my blood

The adventurous streak runs in my family. My parents were Alpinists (kinda like a Russian version of Sherpas), leading expeditions through Urals and other mountains of the USSR. That's them up there on the left. That's how they met, btw, my Dad was leading a group and my Mom "forgot" her plate ;). Isn't that convenient? :) They'd be gone for weeks or more, out in insanely treacherous terrain that I can only imagine from the pictures. Those are some amazing adventures.

I think this is where I get my sense of adventure and exploration from. While some people think I'm insane for wanting to get this job in Australia (what, you want to move to Australia? Hell yeah!), my parents are behind me all the way!