Caitlin during the bike portion of the Lanikai Triathlon (well, duathlon), April 2006
Living in Hawaii opened up lots of opportunities for outdoor activiy during the four years we lived there. I successfully completeed the Tinman Triathlon in July 2007. I also completed the Waimea Bay portion of the North Shore Swim Series, and half of the Honolulu Century Ride while I was there. There wasn't much opportunity to swim in Kyoto, but I was able to bicycle quite a bit, and even found some excellent bike paths. We also hiked up Hiei-Zan!.
Now that we live in Gainesville, I want to try to do more outdoor Florida activities. I've been swimming in our lake and biking around town, but would love to do more kayaking and canoeing or hiking / trail riding. If you have recommendations, please let me know!
Korean noodles
I also love food and cooking. I've tried to take advantage of my international travels to get to know as many different flavors as possible. My favorites: Korean, Vietnamese, Ethiopian, Japanese, and Italian (of course) cooking!
Finally, I love to read, of course. While I’m not much for modern fiction (and by modern I mean anything after 1850 – hey, I’m a Classics major!), I’ve really gotten into non-fiction and have a sizeable stockpile saved up in my LibraryThing account. If anyone wants to recommend anything, by all means email me – I love to know how things work and will read any good book about that.