“We were all sitting around this big table – it was kind of like a family meal, and he walked in and sat in the middle of the table. The Dalai Lama was just sitting there and eating and talking. He talked a lot about compassion and education as a form of instilling compassion. You […]

“I was taught long ago that no one who is enjoying their life is a failure. I may not be a millionaire, and I may not own a Porche, but hey… I enjoy what I do and who I am. And that should be all that ever counts. Whatever you are, whatever you do, whatever […]

“Someone asked [the Dalai Lama] what is the purpose of life, and he said it was happiness. It’s simple, to the point, and obvious, but no one ever actually understands it. It would be nice to get to that point of pure happiness like he is.”

“Happy Father’s Day to my dad! I appreciate everything you do for me. Thanks for the support. Love you lots!”

“There was this one man that used to stand outside the underpass at 13th and College. I used to buy the papers all the time and talk to him. He was a nice guy. His name was Landon. I bought them about once a week for three months, and then I never saw him again. He […]

“My final year at the camp we paddled two rivers the Kazan and the Kunwak. On the Kunwak, there was this one day where the banks of the rivers had twenty foot ice cliffs. Every five minutes you’d hear this crash where there would be ice falling from the top of the walls. It was kind […]

“Rowing was something I kind of got into by accident and three years later going on four, here we are now. It’s a huge commitment and a huge chunk of your time, but it’s something I really want to do. You develop extremely tight bonds with everyone on the team but mostly the people you have […]

“I got an email from a recruiter who saw that I was a residential adviser and said that they would love to meet and talk with me about Teach For America. So, I went and talked to her and she kind of opened my eyes to the education system in the United States and how […]

Walking along Pearl, I stopped to speak with Kale, an acupuncture student who was giving away free 5 minute sessions as part of his training. I had to stop and get his story. Kale  was from Englewood originally, but for the last twenty years he travelled around the states and was in the Dominican Republic […]

It’s official, when I grow up I want to be this lady. Meet Nancie! She is the owner of Lafayette Antiques & Home Decor. Walking through her door is somewhat like walking into a time machine, not only for the sake of being surrounded by thousands of vintage items, but because it is inevitable that […]