My sister was wrong about Jacksonville. Wrong! Or… was that part of her plan all along? During a typical weekend spent with family, my little sister tells us to visit her in Jacksonville then often follows that comment by sighing then calling her city something unrepeatable. But after finally spending a weekend there, I’ve figured…
Category: The Pyra Experiences
STUDENT-RUN RESTAURANT: THE TUTORED CHEF
Oh how I pitied the poor souls just feet away who couldn’t partake in my delights! My knife cut into the plump steak topped with delicately sautéed onions while my friend nibbled a beautiful, bright Salmon resting on a bed of feathered kale… and outside our restaurant window we could see bored students typing on…
RAINY LAST DAY IN ALPINE, TX
This is how to frustrate two Floridians quickly- have the weather turn cold and wet. We all don’t have this healthy, brown glow from staying indoors. Until today, the weather in Southwest Texas was cooperative. The skies were blue when we hiked, dried as we canoed, and clear as we searched for stars. But as…
BIG BEND: CANOEING THE RIO GRANDE
I never thought during our honeymoon we’d want to immediately challenge our relationship by attempting a sport requiring the full cooperation of us both. We were going canoeing. Isolated. Remote. Guided canoeing. Okay. We probably didn’t need the ‘guided’ part, but it was the only way for us to experience the Rio Grande and enter…
