Alicia (see at her best in photo with humpack whale) is a born biologist/naturalist, environmentalist, and fourth generation native Californian. She was born in Los Angeles into an art and science-minded family who camped and hiked regularly around the western United States, including Hawaii. Born in Germany and raised in Greece, Florian came to love the Mediterranean way of life and spent his summers touring around southern Europe on his motorbike or exploring the Greek isles backpacking. One memorable trip took him to Egypt where he ventured down the Nile to Aswan and then across the desert to the Red Sea. Exploring the outdoors became his favorite pastime.