skill barter

i have this idea that once people acquire skills, they should be able to learn whatever new ones they want to by swapping their existing skills with others.  when i lived in bellingham, wa i swapped whitewater kayak lessons for telemark ski lessons, which was super awesome (i'd never have the money to pay for telemark lessons).  but unfortunately this got lined up just before i moved, so i only got in one lesson.  anyway
things i can teach you:

kayaking (especially, but not limited to whitewater)
french (villageois style, useful in africa but guaranteed to turn up french noses (even further))
how to survive malaria with only a few battle scars
how to fail at being friends with your exes

things i am dying to learn:
drumming (djembe, drum set, whatever ya got)
dance (pretty much any style you got, but swing would be nice since it's so versatile)
business skills (financial accounting 101)
what it was like to be queer in the 1950's (firsthand account)
better guitar playing skills
how to attain enlightenment

hmmm, i guess one list is a little longer than the other...