Practicing veterinarian in Tacoma; it is a town-like city, surrounded by Puget sound; it is 30~45 mins away from Seattle (~30 mins from sea-tac airport) ; ~1.5hr from Mt rainier; ~2-3hrs from the Olympics ; ~ 1.5hrs St. Helens; ~2 hrs away from Portland Happy to host any travelers! Just an heads up, I work odd hours at times, so you'll have to be ok with that. And I have a small black dog that I am pathologically attached to, so you'll have to be ok with that too. I may tag along with your hiking/ exploring too ....only if it's ok with you :D I travel when I can! Next traveling project is set in March 2020: Kenya & Netherlands! I was born and half-raised in Taiwan then moved to Canada for the majority of my life. I identify myself as Taiwanese Canadian :)