A ski jump on one of San Francisco’s steepest hills? Brilliant! And what better way to celebrate Olympian Jonny Moseley’s 30th birthday! Co-sponsored by the Norwegian Consulate General, Icer Air 2005, though controversial with posh Pacific Heights neighbors, was awesome!!! 10 skiers and 10 snowboarders were invited to compete, and although temperatures shot up to…
Brooke here, surrounded by the beautiful mountains that are even more spectacular, enormous, and ‘redder’ than I had expected. In fact I can’t get over how amazing the terrain is, the people, and yes-the food! Today all the ‘Divas’ hiked near our resort, over red sand, black lava, into canyons, and through a dried up…
We all here now- the tango diva adventure crew – and we are turning heads as we laugh and move thru the resort. We are growing as a group with every activity. Thiis mornings hike to Johnsons Arch was easier than yesterdays near trot thru the dry riverbed of Red Mountain itself. The names of the classes…
by Kisha Montgomery I would never dare underestimate the pain and loss Hurricane Katrina has caused. Watching it secondhand has caused me immeasurable heartache. Yet as I try to make sense of it all, it occurrs to me that there is an opportunity in this this hurricane. They blame the floods for the death…
by Anna Irrera, Olympics Diva Hello, Divas! I hope you all had a great summer! To soften your return to reality, I’d like to tell you all about Turin and Piedmont’s exceptional cuisine. I’ve outlined a typical menu highlighting a few of the region’s many specialties, so that when you come to Turin you’ll know…
by Anna Irrera Some of you may know me as the Olympics Diva from my articles on the upcoming Winter Games in Turin, Italy. Today, however, I’m writing to ask for your help. My family and I have been active in helping underprivileged children in the city of Salvador in the Brazilian state of Bahía…
by Ana Maria Toro Perhaps more than in any other city in the country, New York depends heavily on its trains: by connecting five spread-out boroughs, they are the veins that pump life into the city and give it its collective heartbeat. The long steel cars that announce their arrival like an angry beast hold…