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When Reality Sets In
When Reality Sets In
Last month, I had my third doctor’s appointment post foot surgery, a follow up to see how the bones were healing and to communicate all that I need to know. The attending PA said the foot looked good; everything was still intact, and bones were beginning to heal. I also had permission to focus on other exercises as long as I didn’t put any pressure on my broken foot. With a new purple cast and…
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9 Good Things from One Really Broken Foot
9 Good Things from One Really Broken Foot
2 days before my birthday, I totally busted my foot. I ventured out to my local climbing gym in Chicago on a very normal Tuesday, determined to get a good lead climbing session in with a friend. While traversing through a tricky, overhanging section on an 5.11b, I took a massive lead fall and smashed my right foot straight into the wall. I knew at impact I broke my foot. My climbing session was…
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Obe If you ever heard the story about Obe Carrion, you most likely know him as the coach behind famous climbing phenom…
Give 'em a chance to climb
Give ’em a chance to climb
A few months back, I ventured into First Ascent Climbing Gym in the Avondale neighborhood of Chicago, to get a quick bouldering session in. Taking the stairs to the second floor, I saw my friend, Joanna with now-fianceè Rick, sitting on the thick grey mats, chatting beneath the boulder problems. “What’s going on?” I asked them as we made eye contact. They looked deep in conversation. Joanna…
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2015 in review
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2015 annual report for this blog. Here's an excerpt: A New York City subway train holds 1,200 people. This blog was viewed about 5,800 times in 2015. If it were a NYC subway train, it would take about 5 trips to carry that many people. Click here to see the complete report.
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A Christmas Story
Everyone has a Christmas story, fun, heartwarming, dysfunctional, or otherwise.
Did you ever believe in Santa Claus? Like… sincerely believe he existed? In our family, Christmas wasn’t a huge deal, because my parents were often focused on providing for our family. My parents were never ones to be extravagant, but they did try to give us nice things every now and then. Since no one in my family ever seemed super excited about Christmas, I became am enthusiast regarding the…
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Bros - Don't Date a Woman who Climbs
Bros – Don’t Date a Woman who Climbs
9 Reasons Why Women Who Climb are just Not Hot Here are some honest reasons why any man looking for an amazing woman shouldn’t date a gal who climbs….or should they? 1. She will be scarred. Her legs, arms, elbow, hands, will be full of scrapes, bruises, and scars galore. Is she reaching for a hard move on a difficult route? She’ll be inadvertently smashing body parts into the rock wall trying to…
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Falling is a Good Thing
Falling is a Good Thing
Last week, I took 3 big falls, and I’m learning some key life lessons from it. Falling While Climbing Most people don’t like falling when they first start to climb. It’s a bit scary. It requires letting go of the wall, trusting the rope (if you’re attached to one), and the person that is belaying you. As you progress though, you get more comfortable at falling, and become more willing to take…
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What Makes Work Meaningful?
I’m currently in the midst of job-searching, and it’s a full-time job, to say the least. From scouring the internet and filtering through job postings, to boldly networking with any and everyone I can, I have learned that job searching is not for the faint of heart. The process itself has its peaks and valleys, for sure. At the beginning of my search, I came across this video featured on…
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An Essay on Brokenness and Recovery
An Essay on Brokenness and Recovery
About a week ago, Betsy and I were working on an interesting orange V6 bouldering problem at the climbing gym, when I turned to Betsy and nearly gushed, “Betsy, I read your essay. I loved it.” The next thing you know, the two of us were sitting on the thick bouldering pads, geeking out about writing, word choice, our obsession with perfection, and flow. We were so consumed with our conversation…
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I really like to work out. It's a huge stress reliever for me, not to mention the social, mental, and medical benefits that come along with it. Fortunately or unfortunately, this actually causes so...
The Economics of Eating
The Economics of Eating
I really like to work out. It’s a huge stress reliever for me, not to mention the social, mental and medical benefits that come along with it. Fortunately or unfortunately, this actually causes some problems, specifically in the economics of eating. Let me explain. This past Sunday, my climbing partner, Patrick, and I were finishing up a climbing session at Brooklyn Boulders (BKB) in Chicago and…
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Rock Climbing in Norway
Norway contains some of the best climbing areas in the world, with climbs for both the average beginner up as well as the pros. Because I was busy traveling through various parts of the country visiting friends I hadn’t seen in awhile, I only climbed for one of the 10 days. However, I would love to come back and check out the other areas. After an amazing day hike to Pulpit Rock, one of my rock…
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After 2 days in Oslo, we took an NSB train and headed towards the south of Norway to a coastal city called Kristiansand (see map below for those of you who don’t know where this is). There I spent my days walking through the city, visiting friends and getting a taste of the place.
Kristiansand, the 5th largest city in Norway, has 80,000+ inhabitants and is located in the south by the sea. It feels very much like a large, bustling coastal town. My friend showed me the city as I, the tourist, shamelessly took pictures of everything, tried beer flights, and ate awesome food. I also had a chance to go on a really refreshing run in the middle of the trip in this huge park behind my friend’s apartment, and the scenery was absolutely lovely.
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As we walked, I drank lots of coffee (Norwegians usually take their coffee strong and black) from different cafes and reunited with many friends who lived in Kristiansand. I had met many of my Norwegian friends during my years at my previous organization, YWAM, on the Big Island of Hawaii between 2010-2014. It was great to be able to see them again in their hometown as it had been years since I had last seen some of them.
On my last day in Kristiansand, we sat in the city center, watching a free concert for adults, where a live cover band played classic and new popular songs. We scored seats at a nearby restaurant, which gave out warm blankets to its customers. Though that night was pretty windy, it was really fun listening to music, singing along to some of the songs, and occasionally catching people dance on the tables. We ended the evening wrapped in warm blankets, indulging on a dessert called “Oh My God”… which I what I literally said when it came out.
Needless to say, I had a really great time in Kristiansand. From eating great food, watching drunk people dance to live music, reuniting with old friends, and going on refreshing runs, I couldn’t have asked for a better time.
Kristiansand After 2 days in Oslo, we took an NSB train and headed towards the south of Norway to a coastal city called Kristiansand (see map below for those of you who don't know where this is).
Golfing with my parents for the 4th. Haven't touched these clubs in over a year and have definitely not played consistently in the last five years... This should be interesting... Happy Independence day everyone!! #golfing #rusty #independenceday (at Arrowhead)
New blogpost on my trip to Norway featuring Pascals famous pastries and a cute dog in Oslo. This one is short and sweet. #food #adventures #norway www.nariho.wordprsss.com
Pastries at Pascals and a Cute Dog
Pastries, Coffee, and a Cute Dog
Norway’s got a pretty good spread of delicious food, but lets go for the drool-factor first. On our last day in Oslo, we went to this famous restaurant and bakery called Pascal. Pascal, a French-born chef in Norway, is considered one of the best pastry chefs in the country. Full from lunch, we visited Pascal’s restaurant/pastry shop before boarding our train to Kristiansand, and decided to…
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