What do the Neon Trees and Imagine Dragons have in common with me? Well, we have all played at Velour. Yes, after years of saying I would play at Velour someday, last night I actually did. Velour is a music…
Tomato Salad (Tomatensalat)
Fresh tomatoes and cucumbers make this salad a real treat.
Reading for hamburgers
I grew up in a family of readers. From a very young age, I remember my parents reading to me before I went to bed at night. As I got older, my parents would read to all of us before…
Stress – problem solved.
I never believed in meditation until this year. In January, I spent some time with a man who was involved in the early stages of Redbox. After Redbox, he launched several other successful businesses that made him a lot of…
Living with wanderlust
“Hola. Como estas? When I was growing up, my father often spoke to me in Spanish. Having lived in Argentina for two years as a church missionary when he was younger, he was fluent. Every now and then, he would…
Poisonous, yet found in pies
I have never liked rhubarb. When I was a child, my mom fed it to me as a punishment for not cleaning my room. Actually, I think she grew some rhubarb in the garden and served it as a side…
Cut edges put back together
When I was in my early 20s, I had the opportunity to travel through Europe with a Eurail Pass. Although we didn’t have a big budget, we made the most of every city and visited some famous churches and cathedrals…
Back in the saddle again
When I was a little girl, I wanted my very own horse. Since this seemed very unlikely, I eventually settled on riding someone else’s horse. So, when I was 7 years old, this dream came true. However, unlike wonderful dreams…
The family that plays together, stays together
Since I got married at 19, I feel like I missed out on a lot of time with my family. It makes me especially sad that my younger sister, born 11 years after me, and I aren’t closer. Our 11-year…
Use it up, wear it out.
I come from a family of seven kids. Because my parents had so many kids, they had to find clever ways to make food, clothing, and everything go farther. My mom made powdered milk, homemade bread from wheat she ground…
