Anoka, Minnesota,
where the Rum River flows into the Mississippi
Pete retired from Raytheon Company in Rhode Island in 2004, from the Navy Reserve in California in 1998, and most recently, from Anoka-Ramsey Community College in 2016.
Angie is active as an Enrolled Agent and has her own tax preparation business. She has been preparing tax returns for 37 years now.
Lisa is an artist living in London, England. She received her PhD from the University of Wales, and currently works for The Prince’s School of Traditional Arts, frequently traveling to teach and to organize outreach programs. She has been active in China, Azerbaijan, Malaysia, Pakistan, and several middle eastern countries.
Rick is an independent businessman, linguist, and outdoorsman living in Tbilisi, Georgia. He specializes in simultaneous interpreting between Russian and English, but is reasonably fluent in seven other languages. He recently published a book outlining his approach to language learning, which he calls "Frictionless Mastery". In 2009 he hiked the Pacific Crest Trail from Mexico to Canada, and he maintains a Russian-language website devoted to ultralight backpacking.
Julie is the owner of Backyard Bookkeeper LLC, headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah--a company that provides remote bookkeeping services to small businesses nationwide.
Dave is a computer scientist working for Apple, currently living in Saratoga Springs, Utah. He and his wife Sarah are parents of two children, Lizzie and Johnny. Sarah works part-time as a librarian, and is also a professional-level chef.