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Rising into the Unknown

Life is a journey, let’s chase the summits and relish the adventure all along the way.

latest adventure posts

Designing Our Future Together: A Look Ahead to Expo 2025 Osaka

April 13th marks more than just the opening day of Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan—it signals the beginning of a global journey toward creating a more connected, compassionate, and forward-thinking society.

Coachella Valley Desert-Wide Artwork Experiment

Desert X 2025: Art, Ideas, and the Edges of the Earth

Desert X is a smart, thought-provoking, and full of surprises show. It brings powerful art right into the heart of the desert, with pieces that speak to the land, history, and the world we live in.

Discussing St. Louis’s Path Forward on The 314 Podcast

I spoke with Sarah Fenske on The 314 Podcast about my thoughts surrounding the city’s various issues that must be resolved quickly to cultivate a brighter future for all St. Louisans.

Innovation, Community, and Learning Inside the Clark Family Branch

The Clark Family Branch stands as a beacon of learning, creativity, and community in St. Louis. As the largest branch in the St. Louis County Library system, this 74,000-square-foot space offers an unparalleled experience for residents of all ages, combining state-of-the-art resources with a warm and inviting atmosphere.

Gearing up for Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan!

The countdown to Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan, has officially begun!

Hiking the Haute Route: Lessons in Nature, Gear, and Gratitude

I’ve had the opportunity to do some amazing treks and hikes around the world and plan on posting about some of them throughout the new year. People are always asking me what my favorite is.

ADVENTURE

Building Buttercup

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I can’t describe the powerful emotion I felt at this moment, for everything lost and gained in my whole life. It was a spiritual experience, from my heart.

ADVENTURE

Climbing Capitol Peak

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Adventure

Adventure is in my DNA

Ever since I read the stories of Huckleberry Finn and Tom Sawyer, I’ve looked at all of my life as an adventure. Listening and learning from my father was amazing story in history over the course of 40 years taught me that adventure was in my DNA at conception.

I’ve always been able to keep calm and have a level head and every situation I can remember. The only exception of this rule is that I don’t believe a person should not panic if they’re drowning. I would definitely drown panicking.

Beyond that all of life’s twists and turns good and bad ecstatic or heartbroken all add up to the different color crayons in your crayon box. That was a quote from my dad upon hearing some shocking news about my own colorful life.