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Forest Hoff

Hometown: Indianola, IA
Education: University of Northern Iowa: BA Outdoor Recreation, German, 1/2 MA TESOL/Applied Linguistics
Leadership Experience: Since 2004, the University of Northern Iowa has provided me with groups to take on wilderness trips. I have also been a leader for Camp Adventure, and Cheley Colorado Camps, sharing adventure with youth around the globe. Sometimes I teach people to be lifeguards for the red-cross. AAVE has provided me with four trips to guide in Hawaii.
What AAVE means to me?: Like a good picture, one needs a whole box of crayons to live the rich life. Good people, good places, good things to do, good food to eat, all of these paint the canvas that becomes a summer with AAVE.

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Favorite Quote: …and all that the Lorax left here in this mess, was a small pile of rocks with one word. UNLESS - Dr. Seuss
The Perfect Day: Aboard the “Hmmmm”, who does not yet exist, adrift near Bora Bora among curious people, with whom we’d explore all the untouchables of the earth.
Dream Job: A vocation in my dreams, hmmmm… once I was Johnny Appleseed that would be a fun occupation. Plus you get to wear a pan on your head, sing, throw seeds, and teach conservation.
Dream Vacation: Now every dream is a vacation! Maybe a career would be vacation from my current life, but again I don’t remember dreaming about a vocation.
What I do when I’m not at AAVE: Like Chaplin, I am a tramp, a gentleman, a poet, a dreamer, a lonely fellow, always hopeful of romance and adventure. I’ve been trying to capture the splendors of the universe using a Nikon, I think my journal does a better stab. Writing from Carroll, Thoreau, Silverstein, and Handy fill my better slab. I seem to be everywhere and nowhere all the time, letting the funishment fit the climb.