I was born in Jordan to Circassian parents (from the Caucasus mountains of Russia), moved to the US when I was 3 months old, to Switzerland when I was 14, back to the US years later, and have been around a bit since then. I've been based in Jordan now for a few years, although I'll probably be putting a cap on that in the near future. That's the short version. Gah. I'm a git.