Tucked in the protected shores of the Salish Sea, the seaport of Seattle sits on seven hills, (Capitol Hill, First Hill, West Seattle, Beacon Hill, Queen Anne, Magnolia, and the former Denny Hill) surrounded by lakes, mountains, forests, and adorned by the luscious green of the Pacific Northwest. Home to Boeing, Amazon and Microsoft, it is populated by nearly four million people, one of the fastest growing cities in the USA. A modern version of a dense metropolis in the Wild West, it is a multi-ethnic, liberal city settled by Native American tribes who were followed by European and Asian immigrants. I have lived here for over half a century.