This is my last “Just Say Yes” post for Davis Life Magazine. It’s been a wild ride, from spelling words onstage in front of 200 people to watching an oyster squirm under a spray of lemon juice and then swallowing the poor thing whole. Saying “yes” to new and scary opportunities has been the best […]
Two weeks ago, I said yes to writing to my representatives in government for the first time in fifteen years. On August first, President Obama gave a speech encouraging all Americans to take part in our democratic government by writing to our representatives about a little issue that I won’t name, but will allude to […]
It took six months and a lot of wheedling, but I finally went rock climbing in Davis. In high school and college I did water sports–swimming, water polo, and crew–so I always had something at least as solid as water underneath me, and I felt right at home. When hanging more than 30 feet in […]
As children we don’t usually like to eat vegetables, but as we grow up we become accustomed to their presence at the table and even grow to like them. There are some vegetables, however, that many adults are still unfamiliar with and don’t find appetizing. I decided to find out more about a certain branch […]
I said yes to attending the Zumba class at my gym last week. For those of you who don’t know what Zumba is, it’s a dance fitness program created by Colombian dancer and choreographer Alberto Perez. It incorporates salsa, samba, merengue, mambo, martial arts, hip hop, and belly dancing moves into an aerobics class. The […]
Since moving to Davis from Salt Lake City, I have been able to replace many of my old favorites with new ones: Cloud Forest Cafe is my new favorite coffee shop, Davis Swim and Fitness is where I do my morning swim, and Murder Burger is actually better than the dive burger joint at home. […]