Jeff Vorzimmer was born in the UK and raised in the United States, but considers himself a New Yorker living in Texas. He has relentlessly pursued a life of adventure. He has bungee‐jumped the highest jump in Europe, run with the bulls in Pamplona, swam in underground lakes and piranha‐invested rivers of Brazil, was shot at by the Guardia Civil in Spain, been stabbed by a mugger in Brooklyn, driven the autobahn in Germany at over 120 miles an hour, climbed Mt. Blanc in the French Alps and traveled to 21 countries. He enjoys music, books and television from the late 1950s and early 60s. His musical interests include all genres, but particularly bossa nova. He started his career in Wall Street before working for the Austin American‐Statesman for 21 years. He has two children who both hold passports from three countries.