If you can eat it, I want to try it, make it, polish it, and share it. (OK, with a few exceptions.)
Cooking
I'm energised by different places, cultures, languages, and approaches to life. I'm thrilled to have my expectations challenged, to become the outsider, to be forced to examine who I am in the context of a larger world.
Travel
Some of the most rewarding experiences I've had in the past 30 years have come from sharing my knowledge or working with interns as they develop their skills, strengths, and experiences.
Teaching and Sharing
Running
I'm not a great runner, and never will be. I'm slow. I can't run that far. But, I love challenging myself, and I love the meditative state that comes with being alone with nothing but the road, the trees, the wind, and my thoughts.
Building and Fixing
Nothing makes me happier than fixing an appliance with a $6 part from Amazon when the plumber or electrician would have charged $600.
Likewise, I'd far rather demolish, design, and construct than pay someone to do it.
Sailing
To be honest, I'm not there yet. I sailed for years in my teens and I long to get back to it. My dream would be an Atlantic crossing on a boat under 50 feet. Or maybe a circumnavigation.