December 2011
5 posts
Rework and Rethink
So I mentioned that I meet a guy who was helping homeless people get back on their feet, by supporting themselves through the arts ( woodworking, painting, clay work, sewing). Every Friday ReWork host a free lunch at their workshop. Everyone is invited, family, friends, neighbors to the shop and the homeless people that live around the corner. I heard this Friday’s...
Once upon a time...
I meet this super cool guy, who is up to super cool things. He decided that the quality of life wasn’t tied to how much stuff he had and realized that he was here for a greater purpose.
Okay, so it wasn’t once upon a time, it was tonight. But my new friend did share some pretty amazing stores about how he is making an impact in Austin. He moved to Austin from Lafayette LA. He shared...
Growing Roots in this city...
On Saturday I decided to go to the Farmer’s Market in Downtown Austin with my friend Andrea. She is originally from Guatemala. She has so many wonderful stories to share about her great country. She thought the farmers market might be a good place to sell Downtown Credo Coffee, so we went to check out the scene.
The first booth we stopped at was selling produce. Beautiful beets and...
Keep Austin Beautiful
After walking the streets of downtown Austin earlier in the week with Ben, we noticed that there are beautiful creeks that run through the city, however, many of them look neglected. So I thought I would see if there was any local non profits helping with the beautification of the creeks. That’s when I came across Keep Austin Beautiful (KAB), a non-profit here in Austin with a vision...
One step at a time...
I am embarking on a new journey…interested? It all began when I started asking questions and didn’t like the answers I was given. Like, how does my coffee get to me? How does handing out soup at a soup kitchen stop hunger? How do I live a life that I love everyday? So I made a choice to stop asking questions and start creating answers. My friend – Ben Hoyer – wakes up every day and makes a local...
