by Kristina | Nov 26, 2014 | Advice, Life
People say I’m intimidating. A good friend recently told me she doesn’t feel like she knows me very well despite having traveled together to another country and knowing each other for years. I’ve heard this for much of my life actually. “You’re intimidating.” In high...
by Kristina | Nov 13, 2014 | Advice, Life
Awesome poster from Ork PhotosAhh Seattle. The land of perpetual rain and grey skies where sunshine dare not enter. Home to tech giants Amazon and Microsoft and the awkward tech-nerds who come with them. A city of hipsters wearing socks with sandals and talking about...
by Kristina | Nov 3, 2014 | Advice, Favorite, Life
I’m a bit of an old soul. I like to read real books and write with a pen and paper. One thing I really love is sending and receiving cards in the mail. It’s a dying practice, but some of my very favorite people are those who still send cards to say thank...
by Kristina | Sep 26, 2014 | Advice, Life, Travel
Remember when you were a kid? You’d wait all year long counting down to the last day of school. Then, with great anticipation the last bell of the year would finally ring. You’d run out, blasting through the double doors, and immediately begin unabashedly...
by Kristina | Mar 19, 2014 | Advice, Life, Mountains, Skiing
On February 19, I lost a friend to the mountains. Loren Miller was an expert telemark and downhill skier and an accomplished mountaineer and rock climber. While I was not one of Loren’s closest friends, I have known him for many years and spent a few...
by Kristina | Dec 31, 2013 | Advice, Life
Hangovers. They suck, and they get worse as you get older. Long gone are the carefree days of college where you could drink 5 nights a week and wake up every morning like a champ. Nope, you only get so many freebies, and you my friend, are out. But you’re in...
