  Here in Seattle, Mike has been active in the student chapter of the  <a href="http://www.cs.washington.edu/people/wsa/"> Washington Software Association</a>, improving ties between students and large and small software  companies in the area.  He enjoys hiking, cross-country skiing,  <a href="http://weber.u.washington.edu/~sailing/">sailing</a>, and <a href="http://weber.u.washington.edu/~pus/cgi/UKC.cgi">kayaking</a>. He also enjoys swimming at Lake Bronson.  More recently, Mike's "free" time has been taken up by  Marco Harold Sebastien Van Hilst, who was born on May 10, 1996. Mike will post pictures as soon as he locates another photo scanner. <p>
