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…

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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…

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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…

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BIG BEND: BIG SCENERY

The smart thing to do would’ve been to wake up at sunrise in order to maximize our time at Big Bend. But… leave the comfy bed so soon? And come on… it was our honeymoon! So our lazy yet clever selves decided we’d visit one of the furthest areas of the park first. Then we’d…

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