IMPORTANT NOTE: We are ONLY opening our home to families with children at the moment. We know how hard it is to find good spots to stay if you're a family with kids, so want to help folks who are on the road with their kids. --- Jordan worked at Microsoft for 11 years and figured it was time for a change. Michelle has been studying design and realized she could take a little break from the classroom to visit some of the great design capitols of the world. Jordan quit his job, Michelle put school on hold, we rented out our house and went traveling: London, Paris, down through France to Nice, over to Barcelona, around Northeastern Spain, up to Berlin, down to Italy, through Lazio, Tuscany and Umbria with a month-long sojourn in Florence, then over to the Canary Islands for some sunshine and beach before heading back to Seattle. Our travel blog is http://www.hive-mind.com/travel/. In 2008, our son, Zevin Rolihlahla Schwartz, was born. He is just a bucket of high-energy fun and the sweetest, smartest kid you'll meet (yeah, OK, that's his parents talking). Come meet him! We are regulars at the Burning Man arts festival, participate in large-scale art projects (http://spacevirgin.org/), stilt-walk, scuba dive, organize large, 1,000+ person parties (http://www.hive-mind.com/halloween/), are responsible, clean and self-sufficient. We're friendly and joyful and helpful, as well. At home, we keep bees (http://www.hive-mind.com/bee/blog/), chickens and garden. Jordan runs a Internet software company (social networks for conferences: www.pathable.com). Michelle takes care of the rest of our lives. PHILOSOPHY We regret sins of omission more than sins of commission, so commit!