My Croatian husband Ivica (Ivan for short) and I met during college in Portland, Oregon USA, and have lived in Northern California, working in finance and tech, ever since, raising two sons and a toy poodle. We also have a beachfront vacation rental in British Columbia, Canada and a mountain ski get-a-way eat Mt. Hood Oregon, USA, that we have been vacation renting since 2009. We love both the mountains and the sea, sports, reading, cooking, eating great food, traveling, friends and family time.