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September 4, 2015 I have a GORUCK Challenge tonight. I haven’t done one in over a year, when I completed a Heavy, Light, Scavenger and Firearms Day in a weekend. That said, I am fitter, stronger, harder than I ever have been. I will complete it. I will not fail. I will not quit. September…

After Action Review following the pictures. Tuesday, August 26, 16:20 I am going to embark on a GORUCK Heavy week.  As of tomorrow, I will complete GORUCK Firearms Day (FAD). Then, on Thursday, the fun starts. On Thursday afternoon, at 17:00, I will commence my GORUCK Heavy, which will last at least 24 hours and will…

“Never give up on a dream just because of the time it will take to accomplish it. The time will pass anyway.” — Earl Nightingale, American motivational speaker and author (1921-1989) What I want to do in life. This is the first time I’ve ever written something like this, for public or for private consumption.…

After Action Review follows the pictures. Friday 6/20/14 @ 16:30 – Portland, Maine I am about to embark on a Goruck Challenge in 4.5 hours. I feel intensely calm. I am physically in the best overall shape I have ever been. I don’t know much of anything that will come starting at 9:00pm and will last…

I haven’t written anything publicly for a while. It has been 5, almost 6 months.  Not to say nothing has been going on, perhaps the exact opposite. The last few months have been an overwhelming experience.  I graduated from IE Business School in Madrid and moved back to the US to work full-time for my…

I was in London with my family and had the opportunity to visit Galvin La Chappelle, a 1-star restaurant in the city. I chose the place because it had a sizable a la carte menu, in addition to a tasting menu.  Quite the opposite of me, my parents are extraordinarily picky eaters and would not…

I recently had the opportunity to visit the two Michelin star restaurant Santceloni, in the X hotel. I had walked by it many times, and had always been curious about the restaurant.  In fact, my very first (albeit brief) living apartment in Madrid was next to it.  So, naturally, when I needed a Michelin-starred meal…

At times the simplest of meals, those constructed with the freshest of ingredients cooked to perfection, are the most memorable.  The types of meals that are just cooking, no fanfare, no artistry or wizardry in the kitchen. The type of meal my mother could make if she were from Rome and owned a garden. The…

I am terribly uncomfortable in the water. I am a bad swimmer. I don’t float particularly well. I haven’t lived on a coastal area in my life (NYC does not count). I am nervous on boats, nervous on the beach, nervous flying over water, nervous in pools. One of the most inspirational humans to me,…

May 2013