May

Off to Bhutan, Again….For a FIRST

I’m off to Bhutan again in a few days with a FIRST travel experience in place. After spending a good portion of my life traveling abroad and to over 70 countries, this will be the FIRST time I’ll be basically staying put in one place for most of the trip. It feels mostly natural, with Bhutan as the destination. Though all you twitter users out there have proven me wrong, I’ve never been one to think that others are really that interested in reading about the minutia of someone else’s day to day life (how/why do people find time for such things?). But I’m going to break that view I’ve set and blog about my experience as much as possible [...]

Category: Bhutan May 2012

May

What Matters to JANE HANCOCK

COURAGE Jane Hancock is an educator, photographer and woman who has sought and embraced a path of compassion and courage. I approached Jane briefly at Land of Medicine Buddha in Soquel a couple of years before Expedition Bhutan even existed and when I heard she frequented Bhutan. But we finally sat and bonded over a latte while in Thimphu, Bhutan at the tail end of our expedition. It was then, amidst our mutual love for the country, that she finally shared the story of her work in this unique place. I totally got why she had changed and shaped her life to help such a remote cause. Bhutan kinda causes that to happen to people. Jane taught in the Scotts [...]

Category: What Matters

April

What Matters to MAURA NOEL

Maura is somewhat of a sandbagger when it comes to the awesomeness of what she does in our community. When you chat with her one on one you see that she’s intelligent and witty with at least one hard edge, while having a calculated sense of adventure. But to really get to what matters to Maura she requires you to dig much deeper. When exposed to what Maura is up to in our community, you become convinced she’s wearing a Batman costume under her clothes, waiting to leap off to help out in a moments notice. A new england transplant and self professed “catholic school survivor”, Maura is an avid cyclist and volunteer for Team in Training and our State [...]

Category: Inspiration

April

What Matters to Captain JIM HOLM

Captain Jim “Homer” Holm knows the ocean so thoroughly that he has devoted his life’s work to saving it. For over 30 years he’s worked in maritime trades on various sail and motor craft from grand prix racing sailboats to marine research vessels and every configuration in between. Through the years he developed marine education programs while crossing the Atlantic, numerous times the Pacific from CA to Hawaii and cruising in many other seas worldwide—all the while noting the growing problem with maritime pollution. What makes Homer a true visionary is taking his love of the ocean combined with his observations over the years and creating a project that stands to change the face of our planet-wide marine waste problem. [...]

Category: What Matters

April

What Matters to RONNA SCHULKIN

Twelve years ago artist and entrepreneur Ronna Schulkin envisioned award winning art being produced from a dilapidated auto parts warehouse. As a transplant from LA and self-parented since age 13, Ronna had been a member of River Street Studios before it closed in 1999. When taking her ancient volvo in to be repaired she spotted the rusty, tired looking warehouse—that she would rework into the future home of 17th Ave Studios. Today over 40 painters, drawers, potters, wood carvers, photographers, glass artists, writers and many more, produce world renowned art from what still could be mistaken for—a mechanics warehouse. I first met Ronna when I was checking out what they were up to at 17th Ave. We instantly connected over [...]

Category: What Matters

March

What Matters to BRYON POWELL

This is the third in a series of brief conversations looking at What Matters to people who are really taking on their lives. My aim is to uncover what matters to them deeply. To expose their foundational passion. If this conversation interests you too, let me know and share it with others who matter to you. Today we’re looking at… What Matters to BRIAN POWELL In 2009, Bryon abandoned a promising career practicing law in Washington DC and moved cross country to live in the Sierra near Yosemite. His aim was iconic—to devote himself full time to iRunFar.com, a trail running and ultra running website. Ultra running is a niche community that, with some exception, has happily remained obscure to [...]

Category: Inspiration

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About Me

endurance athlete..motivational speaker..writer..coach

Through her extensive international experience in ultra running, triathlon, adventure racing and mountaineering Terri Schneider has established herself as one of the most experienced multi-sport endurance athletes in the world. She has competed in 7 Eco-Challenge Expedition Competitions, the Raid Gauloises in Tibet and Nepal, 22 Ironman Triathlons, with three top five finishes at the Hawaiian Ironman Triathlon World Championships. In addition to hundreds of other endurance events she’s completed 50, and 100 mile running races and 7 day endurance runs in the Sahara desert, Gobi Desert and Costa Rica.