Rivkah Kahnin was born in New York City, to Russian parents, she now lives down the street from me in Baltimore MD - nextdoor to Ellen Paul. She is honing her cooking, gardening, and sailing skills here on the Chesapeake to prepare for her future sailing around the world and growing food on her boat, which will act as a restauraunt when ported. She has been playing classical Spanish guitar for 6 years and has lulled me into passivity many times.