Trade your expectations for appreciation and your whole world changes instantly. When I left my home to travel for an indefinite amount of time, I had grand expectations of what I would do. I pictured myself becoming a fearless person, hitchhiking to remote villages, making friends with strangers, cooking with them in their kitchens. I […]
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It’s no secret that I love the Minnesota State Fair. Yet, I was a little nervous to return to the fair after traveling this past year. My perspective on the world has changed and I wasn’t sure how the fair would look with my new set of lenses. The fair was different for me this
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Life on Pine Island is pretty much awesome. My day started at 6:30 a.m. with a meditation. Then, I exercise for 60-90 minutes while watching the sun rise. Because I hurt my knee running a few weeks ago, I’ve been doing a lot more low impact cardio, yoga, and strengthening exercises. After showering, I savor my
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Hooray! We found internet again! 🙂 For the last four days, Martin and I have been cycling through the burgundy region in France. Ooh la la! The trip was not without its mishaps, however. It started badly with us missing our train out of Paris to Macon. We had allowed 20 minutes at the
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This soup will make your taste buds dance for joy. Just pure deliciousness. The other day I decided to resume my cold-weather habit and baked some french bread. This got me thinking about traditional French soups. Pistou soup is a vegetable and bean soup in an herbed broth. The name comes from the pistou sauce that is dolloped