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Hello! Buongiorno! I'm Chris.

I work in the field of emergency and wilderness/expedition medicine and enjoy running, hiking, climbing, and biking. I try to soak in the world around me - we only get one shot at today! Hug the people you care about, its a rough world out there. Laugh, dance, and cry more than you think you should. Travel by train if you can - it has all the romance of appreciating "the journey." I think there's nothing like waking up in a tent, getting mud on your boots. I grew up in the countryside of Ohio, but now live in a small city in Western Colorado.

"The problem, often not discovered until late in life, is that when you look for things in life like love, meaning, motivation, it implies they are sitting behind a tree or under a rock. The most successful people in life recognize, that in life they create their own love, they manufacture their own meaning, they generate their own motivation. For me, I am driven by two main philosophies, know more today about the world than I knew yesterday. And lessen the suffering of others. You'd be surprised how far that gets you." -Neil deGrasse Tyson

I have always loved sending post from my travels (often from the mountains and deserts of the american west). I usually have several interesting stamps, so you'll get a good mix. As for what I like receiving - whatever strikes you! Write me about anything (with a hello in your language?) - I'd love any type of card and the most interesting stamps you are willing to part with.

Great to hear from you and many blessings!

-Chris