December is one of my favorite months of the year. From the first snow to the holidays, it’s a month when winter is still magical and there are plenty of occasions to meet up with friends and family to enjoy endless mugs of hot chocolate. It’s also a time when all of the religions have all of the holidays, making it even more special to just about everyone. Continue reading “Have Yourself A Merry Little New Year”
Outside of my vacation, December and January were not particularly exciting months. It was hard to top the excitement that was my HIV/AIDS Stigma and Discrimination Awareness Training at the very end of November, and then it was hard to do much of anything knowing that I was going to be gone for nearly 3 weeks. But, we got a lot of things planned and some good stuff is launching… finally! Continue reading “Mile 8-9: Winter Recess”
This post is Part 3 of my series about my 2015-6 winter trip. Read Part 1 here and Part 2 here.
14 years ago, while I was living in Europe, my parents and I took what I think we all agree was one of the best family vacations we’d ever taken. We took the slow train from Geneva to Vienna, traversing the Austrian Alps in late December at sunset. A year ago, when we began planning this trip, I suggested that we do the same. And this is how I came to be in in Kitzbühel.
Kitzbühel is a famous ski town in Tyrol, about halfway between Innsbruck and Salzburg. Its famous Hahnenkahmm downhill run is one of the most celebrated and challenging races in skiing. Its snow, most years, is some of the best in the world. This time, I learned that its artificial snow is also some of the greatest.
My first stop, though, wasn’t the ski hill. It was the ice rink. Continue reading “Winter Trip Part 3: Christmas in Kitzbühel”
