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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.

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White House State Dinner: Celebrating Diplomacy and Democracy

Attending the White House State Dinner is always a great honor, but this year's event was particularly memorable. Hosted by President Joe Biden and First Lady Dr. Jill Biden, the dinner was held in honor of Kenyan President William Ruto and First Lady Rachel Ruto.

Es Devlin Dazzles Audiences through Light, Sound, and Sculpture

I recently went to the exhibition An Atlas of Es Devlin at the Cooper Hewitt Design Museum in New York. Es Devlin is an English stage designer and artist who is known for her work in theater, opera, concerts, and large public installations.

White House Correspondents Dinner: This Year, The Stakes Couldn’t Be Higher

The annual White House Correspondents Dinner is a place where freedom of speech and the press is celebrated, and Jane and I were proud to attend this year’s incredibly inspiring event.

The Explorers Club 120th Annual Gala

I had an incredible time at the 120th annual Explorers Club Annual Dinner in New York City, where I met with fellow multidisciplinary explorers from around the world.

Learning About the 1904 World’s Fair with Missouri’s Historical Society

In 1904, St. Louis hosted The World’s Fair under the banner of The Louisiana Purchase Exposition.

Sharing Art & Cultures on World Art Day

World Art Day is a global celebration dedicated to enjoying fine arts across the globe. Art stimulates innovation and diversity – all of which were present and on exciting display at EXPO CHICAGO!

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 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.