Chet Novicki was born in Laconia, NH, and has lived in California, North Carolina, Korea, Japan, Honolulu, HI, and Florida. Along the way he has had a variety of jobs, ranging from...view moreChet Novicki was born in Laconia, NH, and has lived in California, North Carolina, Korea, Japan, Honolulu, HI, and Florida. Along the way he has had a variety of jobs, ranging from Chinese Mandarin linguist for the US government to truck driver. He is a two-time graduate of the Defense Language Institute in Monterey, CA, and a graduate of the University of Hawaii. His hobbies include skydiving, hang gliding, free diving, volcano jumping, alligator wrestling, cannonball catching and telling tall tales – mostly the latter.view less