Qajaq Dancer

The short answer is to observe how my perspectives may change over time, and to share a few thoughts with friends who live in wildly disparate parts of the world. I have lived most of my life as a traveler, and some of my closest friends have been and are very far away from where I may be living/working at any given time. And I believe that sharing perspectives over time keeps those friendships alive. I mourn the fact that I rarely write postcards anymore, and in recent years, I have relegated the endeavor to when I am visiting somewhere I have never been before, and this happens less and less, as I get older. I think postcards have been my personal gifts to friends with whom I have often wished I could see more often. Most of the time I would select cards with images that appealed to me and seemed to reflect a personal connection to my location in the world. Then I would scan my list of friends and family to match the right card with the right person, and write a personal sen

This blog will hopefully be a place where curious friends and interested acquaintances might follow my adventures and reflections. Since I may be posting about activities I am doing for various organizations, I respectfully state that my choices of content and opinions are my own, and do not necessarily reflect any directives by other people or organizations represented. I have spent most of my life working as a professional in the Performing Arts as a dancer, teacher, coach, managing director, and choreographer (I use this last term lightly, as I have worked for people whose choreographic abilities and craft far exceeds anything to which I might aspire). Alongside of dance, I have enjoyed balancing my work inside studios and theaters with working in the Outdoor Sports industry as a kayaking guide, instructor, coach, operations manager, business owner, and recreational enthusiast.  December 2018 will mark the tenth anniversary of my retirement from full-time professional pe