We have been married since 2007 and met two years earlier when Chase came to Australia on a working holiday (he is originally from the States but now has Australian permanent residency). We love travelling and experiencing new things. Though we are still quite young we feel we are much older than our years. We have always gotten along better with people older than ourselves, probably due to our unique perspective on life, and because we know how much we can learn from them. We love adventure, challenges and getting the most out of life, which is why we have done a lot of travelling and a lot of different jobs. Besides travelling, we prefer simple pleasures for our kicks: a good cup of coffee, an interesting book, a hike in the woods, and good conversation.
Chase
Grew up: Alabama, USA
Has lived: Winter Park CO, Atlanta GA, USA; Sydney Australia, Vieques Puerto Rico, Katoomba, NSW Age: 35 Occupations: Tour Bus Owner/Operator, Motel & Property Manager, Innkeeper, Retail Manager, Restaurant Floor Manager, Trail Construction, Apprentice Electrician & a bunch of odd jobs Interests: Snowboarding, surfing, hiking, mountain-biking, building things, travel, history & geography. Languages: Intermediate Spanish Chase grew up in a small town in northern Alabama. After high school he spent time working ski seasons at Winter Park Ski Resort in Colorado while alternating that with summer months working on trail crew for the Rocky Mountain National Park. This is where he developed his passion for the outdoors and the mountains and learnt many of his survival skills. He's a bit of handyman and jack-of-all-trades and has done many odd jobs including an apprentice electrician, brick layer, restaurant floor manager and groundskeeper. On a recent house-sit we did in Puerto Rico he got to put all these skills to the test! He also grew up with his parents doing many different jobs as well, such as owning a chicken farm, a service station and remodeling homes, of which he was involved. He loves getting his hands dirty, preferably in the outdoors. He also spent 3 months travelling around New Zealand before coming to Australia. |
Natasha
Grew up: Riverina, NSW Australia
Has lived: Sydney, Australia; Stockholm, Sweden; Atlanta GA, and Winter Park, CO USA, Vieques Puerto Rico, Katoomba, NSW Age: 36 Occupations: Hospitality jobs (bar, waiter), Motel Manager, Innkeeper, Property Manager, Administration Higher Education: Bachelor of Commerce Interests: Reading, writing, history & geography, hiking, art & design, travel. Languages: Intermediate - to advanced Swedish, Intermediate Japanese. Natasha grew up in a small town in the Riverina area. She lived a quiet, idyllic but uneventful life until she went on a Rotary Youth Exchange to Sweden when she finished high school. On returning to Australia she completed a Commerce degree, specialising in management at the University of Wollongong in NSW and was resigned to graduating into a responsible, yet again uneventful, adult life until she met Chase in her last year of study. After graduating she followed Chase back to the United States and undertook an internship with a large hotel chain in Atlanta, Georgia. Since then we've taken almost every second year to travel/work overseas until we moved to Orange and started our own business. Natasha likes many solitary pursuits such as reading, writing and art. She is a really good organiser and planner. Since meeting Chase she has been coerced into trying more adventurous activities and particularly likes hiking. |
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