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Travel Writer | Photographer | Editor | seen in T+L, NatGeo, CNT,Outside, Parents, Smithsonian

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Creative NonfictionSelect PublicationsAdditional Publications

 

  • Forthcoming Bon Appetit, Backpacker Magazine, Conde Nast Traveler, Outside Magazine, Panorama Journal, Sierra Magazine
  • 5 Nutrition Myths That No Hiker Should Believe
    Backpacker Magazine
    July 7, 2017
  • Eat, Sleep, Play: A Recipe for a Happy Outdoorsey Dad
    Sierra Magazine
    June 18, 2017
  • Rules, Shmoolz Some parenting dogma is made for breaking and the backcountry is the place to do it. Print | Online
    Backpacker Magazine
  • June 2017
  • K’e yil yal tx’i: Saying Something Print | Online
    Alpinist Magazine
    June-July 2017
  • Gear for Adventurous Families
    Sierra Magazine
    May 14, 2017
  • 19 Products That Will Make Traveling With Kids Easier
    Travel+Leisure
    April 6, 2017
  • What are the Best Snacks for Backcountry Skiing and Riding?Backpacker Magazine
    March 28, 2017  
  • I tried the Chinese practice of ‘sitting the month’ after childbirth Washington Post
    January 8, 2017
  • In Pennsylvania, a tubing and snowboarding destination for families
    Washington Post Travel
    December 13, 2016  
  • Cool Enough
    Panorama: The Journal of Intelligent Travel
    Oct 30, 2016
  • The Best New Outdoor Gear for Kids Print | Online
    Sierra Magazine
    July/Aug 2016
  • How to Love the Rain Print | Online
    Excerpt adapted from Fireweed: A Memoir
    Backpacker Magazine
    May 2016
  • W.Va.’s ‘island in the sky’ hosts pristine trails for skiing and snowboarding Print | Online
    Washington Post Travel
    March 20, 2016
  • How to Enjoy a Family Ski Resort Without Skiing
    Parenting Magazine
    February 23, 2016
  • Yes, that’s my toddler snowboarding. Extreme sports don’t have to stop when you have kids.
    Washington Post
    January 22, 2016
     
  • How Canoes Are Saving Lives and Restoring Spirit
    Smithsonian Magazine
    January 6, 2016
    LOhwonSilverNATJAAward
  • The Right Mask Excerpt adapted from Fireweed: A Memoir
    Alaska Magazine
    October 2015
  • Masters and Apprentices reprinted with a new ending
    Arctic Studies Center’s Newsletter
    Issue 22, June 2015
  • Master. Apprentice: Artists and their students at the Alaska Native Heritage Center discuss their work and why mentoring matters
    Native Peoples Magazine

    March/April 2015
  • If You Take Care of Them, They Will Take Care of You: Traditional Native Tools Promote Well-Being and Encourage Reasons for Living
    First Alaskans Magazine
    Fall 2014
  • Sit’ Tlein: The Story of Hubbard Glacier’s Spirit and Indigenous Knowledge of Tlingit Seal-Hunting Practices
    Summer 2014
    *wins 1st place in Alaska Press Club Award for Best Environmental Reporting. Judge says, “This piece is beautifully and sensitively written, and offers an inspiring story of science, understanding, cooperation and healing. It carefully navigates a deep cultural divide, taking readers to a spectacular natural setting that serves as a touchstone for exploring how people, place and natural resources are intimately connected.”
  • Cover story “Did I Kill My Son?“
    Asian Fortune Magazine
    June 2014
  • Woosh teen ayxa’a! Daa naaytee! We paddle together, imitating our ancestors
    First Alaskans Magazine
    Spring 2014
  • Tilting Point: The Resilience of Arctic Youth
    First Alaskans Magazine
    Spring 2014
  • Yugtun Defenders
    First Alaskans Magazine
    Dec/Jan 2014
  • Epsalnguipagtat: How They Weren’t Stifled by Sewing
    First Alaskans Magazine
    June/July 2013
  • Warp Thread Excerpt adapted from Fireweed: A Memoir
    Fourth Genre
    Spring 2013
  • Tail End Clearing of the Pathway to the Light: Alaska’s first certified Tribal doctor(cover story) Excerpt adapted from Fireweed: A Memoir
    First Alaskans Magazine
    April/May 2013
  • Engaging Our Youth: Smithsonian Pilots New Program at Inuit Studies Conference
    First Alaskans Magazine
    February/March 2013
  • Breaking Conventions: How the Smithsonian’s Arctic Studies Center Makes a Difference in the Community
    First Alaskans Magazine
    February/March 2013
  • Giving Outside the Box: Traditions of Giving and Living the Good Life
    First Alaskans Magazine
    December 2012/January 2013
  • This Thing That Happens: How to Remove Grief
    First Alaskans Magazine
    December 2012/January 2013
  • Quiet in my Arms: Scholars find ways to respectfully preserve oral traditions
    First Alaskans Magazine
    August/September 2012
  • Mother for her People (Photos also taken by Leslie) Excerpt adapted from Fireweed: A Memoir
    First Alaskans Magazine
    January/February 2012
  • A Dogmusher’s Secret
    First Alaskans Magazine
    January/February 2012
  • Losing Everything We Stand For
    First Alaskans Magazine
    August/September 2011
  • Raising Techno Addicts
    Kids These Days! KSKA-FM 91.1
    October 26, 2010
  • Between the Lines (Notable Essay in Best American Essays 2010) Excerpt adapted chapter from Fireweed: A Memoir
    Under the Sun
    Summer 2009
  • Love Food Excerpt adapted from Fireweed: A Memoir
    Rosebud Magazine
    Spring 2009
  • Endorsements for Fireweed: A Memoir
  • “Elder Interview with Alberta Stephan” in LitSite Alaska
  • “Elder Interview with Walter Austin” in LitSite Alaska

 

 

  • Hsu L. Annotated Bibliography of Unpublished Literature on Alaska Native Traditional Healing. Arctic Health.
  • September 2009: The Voice of the Real People: North Slope Communities on NPR-A Social Science Plan. Alaska Native Science Commission.
  • March 2008: Juon HS., Strong C ., Oh TH., Castillo T., Tsai G., Oh LH. Public Health Model for Prevention of Liver Cancer Among Asian Americans. Journal of Community Health
  • December 2005: Southeast Alaska Regional Meeting Report. Alaska Native Science Commission.
  • March 2005: Southcentral Alaska Regional Meeting Report. Alaska Native Science Commission.
  • August 2003: Hsu LD et al., Student Leadership in Public Health Advocacy: Lessons Learned from the Hepatitis B Initiative. The American Journal of Public Health
  • May 2003: Understanding Our Users: How to Better Deliver Online Health Information to Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Other Pacific Islanders. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion. [ HTML ] [ PDF ]
  • November 2002: Understanding Our Users: How to Better Deliver Online Health Information to American Indians and Alaska Natives. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion. [ HTML ] [ PDF ]
  • May 20, 1998: Leslie Hsu and Gina Cobin writes and presents “The Partnership of Traditional Navajo Medicine and Biomedical Health Care Practices at the Chinle Comprehensive Core Facility” for the Role of Traditional Navajo Medicine Committee at the Chinle Comprehensive Health Care Facility, funded by the Harvard University Native American Program Nation Building Project.

 

  • June 2006: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion. Expanding the Reach and Impact of Consumer e-health Tools.
  • December 2005: Yukon-Kuskokwim Alaska Regional Meeting Report. Alaska Native Science Commission.
  • October 2005: Northwest Alaska Regional Meeting Report. Alaska Native Science Commission.
  • Summer 2005: Listening and Learning. Alaska Native Science Commission. Volume 5.2.
  • Summer 2004: Listening and Learning. Alaska Native Science Commission. Volume 5.1.
  • Spring 2004: Hannibal K, Hsu LD, Forrow L. Case Study of The Hepatitis B Initiative. Harvard Medical School . Physician in Community. CN700.0.
  • November 2003: Hsu LD, Lam B, Hawks B. Designing a Health Information Web Site with the Community. San Francisco , CA , The American Public Health Association.
  • November 2003: Hsu LD. American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian Caucus Newsletter. American Public Health Association. Volume XVIII.
  • August 2003: Hsu LD et al. “Student Leadership in Public Health Advocacy: Lessons Learned from the Hepatitis B Initiative,” The American Journal of Public Health
  • May 2003: Understanding Our Users: How to Better Deliver Online Health Information to Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Other Pacific Islanders
  • March 2003: Hsu LD. American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian Caucus Newsletter. American Public Health Association. Volume XVII.
  • January 2003: Hsu LD. Protect Yourself and the Health of Your Family. KCPC English Ministry. Lightspring.
  • November 2002: Understanding Our Users: How to Better Deliver Online Health Information to American Indians and Alaska Natives
  • July 2002: Hsu L. Transforming Personal Tragedy into Support for Others. Newsletter of the Albert Schweitzer Fellowship. Volume 5. No.2.
  • July 2002: Hsu LD et al. Get out from behind your desk: Using the web or other strategies to bring Healthy People 2010 to the community and underserved populations, Philadelphia , PA , The American Public Health Association, November 2002.
  • February 2002: National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics, Final Report-Toward a National Health Information Infrastructure.
  • December 2001: Surgeon General David Satcher. Expert Voices Essay-Eliminating Health Disparities. NIHCM.
  • December 2000: Baur C, Deering MJ, Hsu L. Defining, Assessing, and Implementing Quality Criteria in Online Consumer Health Information Services: Public Sector Approaches, Bethesda , MD , Science in a Digital World.
  • November 2000: Houston TK, Hsu L, Kaplan B, Kukafka, R. Evaluation in Consumer Health Informatics: Examples of Evaluations, How They Informed Their Projects, and How They Inform the Field. Los Angeles , California , AMIA.
  • June 2000: National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics, Interim Report-Toward a National Health Information Infrastructure.
  • January 2000: Hsu LD, Baker D, Deering MJ. Evaluating and redesigning healthfinder.gov. Washington DC , Partnerships in the New Millennium.
  • December 1999: Hsu LD. Evaluating the Design and Content of healthfinder.gov. Bethesda , MD , NIH Health Communication Forum.
  • April 1999: Hsu LD, Baker D, Eng T, Deering MJ. Building Better Online Health Information Resources with Consumer Participation. Utah , Infofair.
  • November 1998: Teich J., Abookire S., Hsu LD., Bates D., Thomas D. Clinical Software Quality Review at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. Orlando, Florida, AMIA.
  • July 1998: Tran MK, Hsu LD, and Nguyen DT. A Program that Encourages Hepatitis B Vaccinations Among Asian Young Adults in Boston by Providing Free Access and an Age- and Culture-Appropriate Outreach Campaign. Atlanta , CDC.
  • Winter 1995: Hsu LD. Snoozing in Class? UCLA. Health and Wellness Letter. Volume 2.
  • Spring 1995: Hsu LD. Link Between Diet and Cancer. UCLA. Health and Wellness Letter. Volume 2.
  • 1994: Erler BS, Hsu L, Truong HM, Petrovic LM, Kim SS, Huh MH, Ferrell LD, Thung SN, Geller SA, Marchevsky AM: Image Analysis and Diagnostic Classification of Hepatocellular Carcinoma using Neural Networks and Multivariate Discriminant Functions. Lab Invest 71: 446-451.
  • March 1994: Erler BS, Hsu L, Truong HM, Petrovic LM, Kim SS, Huh MH, Ferrell LD, Thung SN, Geller SA, Marchevsky AM: Diagnosis of Hepatocellular Carcinoma Using Neural Networks and Linear Discriminant Functions of Nuclear Image Analysis Data: A Multicenter Study. Chicago, Int’l Conf Conp Cytol and Histol Lab.
  • March 1994:Marchevsky AM, Erler BS, Truong HM, Hsu L: An Inexpensive, Windows-Based Integrated Image Analysis System for the Pathology Laboratory. Chicago, Int’l Conf Comp Cytol and Histol Lab.
  • March 1994: Erler BS, Hsu L, Truong HM, Petrovic LM, Kim SS, Huh MH, Ferrell LD, Thung SN, Geller SA, Marchevsky AM: Diagnosis of Hepatocellular Carcinoma Using Neural Networks and Linear Discriminant Functions of Nuclear Image Analysis Data: A Multicenter Study. San Francisco , IAP.
  • March 1994: Erler BS, Hsu L, Truong HM, Ferrell LD, Thung SN, Geller SA, Marchevsky AM: Nuclear Image Analysis and Expert System Diagnosis of Hepatocellular Carcinoma. San Francisco , IAP.
  • March 1994: Erler BS, Truong HM, Hsu L, Marchevsky AM: A User-Assembled Windows-Based Integrated Image Analysis System for the Pathology Laboratory. San Francisco , IAP.
  • March 1994: Hsu L, Truong HM, Tolmachoff T, Petrovic L, Marchevsky AM: A Rule Based Expert System for the Classification of Hepatic Lesions Using the CAS 200 System. Washington , A.J.C.P.
  • March 1993: Erler BS, Hsu L, Truong HM, Marchevsky AM: An Integrated Image Analysis System for the Pathology Laboratory: Analysis of Data with Neural Networks, Expert Systems, and Statistical Methods. New Orleans , IAP.
  • March 1993: Erler BS, Hsu L, Truong HM, Petrovic LM, Kim SS, Huh MH, Ferrell LD, Thung SN, Geller SA, Marchevsky AM: Image Analysis and Diagnostic Classification of Hepatocellular Carcinoma using Neural Networks and Multivariate Discriminant Functions. IAP.
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@eo_thesnowboarder is competing at @usasasnow @cop @eo_thesnowboarder is competing at @usasasnow @coppermtn in @visitcolorado by himself. Poor guy had to share a team house with coaches only. Hope next yr some @teampalisadestahoe #sbx teammates can stay at our team house. I wish his dad or I could’ve taken him but @ko.snowboarder was home from @uofwa just long enough to remind me how nice it is to have a #daugter who anticipates my needs and offers an extra hand without my asking. 
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I feel like one piece of my heart is in Washington state and the other is in Colorado and then theres another 2 pieces that are at school today on a dreadful snowstorm day. It’s so hard to be a parent. Nobody tells you that your entire job is to prepare your kids to survive without you.
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#resilience #sbxlife #boardercross #boardercross🏂 
M #snowboardlife #snowboarding #snowboarding🏂 #snowboardingisfun #snowboardingisfun🏂
Year 3 of @nthsflyfishing club partnership with @m Year 3 of @nthsflyfishing club partnership with @marvin.racine.7 and @mattheronflyfishing @casthope ! 

My kids and I are holding a 2 million yr old #fish that only lives in @pyramid_lake ! This is the first #lahontancuttthroattrout we have ever held since we started in 2022 to brainstorm @ko.snowboarder @girlscouts #goldaward !! (And no, we have never caught one). Gratitude to Kendrick and Samantha Miller (Numu) and their kids (8 and 5) — who both received #flyrods from us on March 15, 2025 — for letting us hold this magnificent fish. Who do you think caught it??
 
As you can see, we are so excited and overwhelmed with emotions that we completely forgot what Matt taught us about how to present a fish to the camera. Instead Im embarassed to say that I turned into mother hen ! My kids overheard me saying “my baby” and they claimed I held the trout like one. Lol. I got fish slime all over my hair. 

Why is this fish so special? After decades of #overfishing #dams and #waterdiversion the #lahontancutthroat nearly became extinct. Anglers from all over the world try to catch the record-sized ones. They used to be around 80 lbs but nowadays its around 40 lbs. The one we are holding is 10 lbs. 

All of Kyra and @eo_thesnowboarder efforts for the past several years (raising awareness among their peers that the Truckee River watershed begins with Lake Tahoe and ends at Pyramid Lake) have been about protecting this #trout. And it is only due to genius solutions by #summitlakepaiutetribe and #pyramidlakepaiutetribe who manage a #fishhatchery where the trout are spawned and raised until they are juvenile #lahontancutthroats and reintroduced to #pyramidlake.
After wrestling with a schedule I had in mind for After wrestling with a schedule I had in mind for this @writingdowntown #residency, I finally surrendered. Only then did I begin to manifest an #idea that I first tried in 2018. 

@elizabeth_gilbert_writer described ideas in #bigmagic  as “disembodied, energetic life-form. They are completely separate from us, but capable of interacting with us—albeit strangely. Ideas have no material body, but they do have consciousness, and they most certainly have will. Ideas are driven by a single impulse: to be made manifest. And the only way an idea can be made manifest in our world is through collaboration with a human partner. It is only through a human’s efforts that an idea can be escorted out of the ether and into the realm of the actual.”

Ideas usually grow impatient and desert me while Im driving a kid to school or cooking. Even when I am writing, ideas dont like sticking around because I cant execute before somebody derails me. In this special space, I could finally catch and tame an idea.

As much as I love my family, I realize (in convincing them that I needed this residency) how important it is to fund programs like this. 

#lasvegas also offers plenty of experiences to catch #ideas :
-  @regalmovies #cinebarrepalacestation … had no idea that these #movietheaters existed. At first, we were quite confused. A theater without a concessions stand?  Who knew that you could only order food & drinks at your seat? Check out the #drunkenoreo (ole smoky cookies and cookies and cream liqueur, Stoli #vodka , #oreo cookies and vanilla ice cream)…and the sweet n chill pizza.
- @cirquedusoleil KÀ innovative #storytelling about two twins on a quest with fire that can unite or separate, destroy or illuminate.
- @chefroychoi #bestfriendsrestaurant …tell me if you like his kimchi carbonara or fried chicken
- @jabbawockeez dance crew never ceases to amaze me … pushing the limits of what humans can physically do
- @excaliburvegas #tournamentofkingslasvegas  wowed me w/pyrotechnics , sword fights and jousting.
Whats the first thing you would do? For a long ti Whats the first thing you would do?

For a long time, I have been stuck on the opening of my #memoir . I hung my #writersblock on grief, the loss of several of my mother’s siblings who took care of me after my mother died.  Thanks to @writingdowntown @plymptoninc @thewritersblocklv I was gifted 2-wks to face my demons.. Send me your muses and prayers !!

Heres what I am working on…

At twenty, I had white water rafted, spelunked, hiked, and ridden on horseback through nearly all the national parks in the United States when I lost both my mother and eighteen-year-old brother to the same disease. Known as the “silent killer,” #hepatitisb is an easily preventable disease commonly passed in #asians from mother to child during birth. Before she died, my mother asked my father to take me to the parks in Alaska and finish what we started. However, alienated by my father’s #chinese cultural beliefs to save face, move on, pretend nothing bad happened, I turned to the natural world and the indigenous people most intimate to these places for answers. Fireweed: A Memoir is a story about making sense of this world when you lose everything that made sense. It’s about finding a place or home to anchor yourself and your descendants to even if it doesn’t belong to you. It’s about resilience, finding some way, however messy, to deal with catastrophic events that advance and retreat or ebb and flow unpredictably through our lives. What matters is how we adapt.

Next door is the delightful @thewritersblocklv #bookstore . Owners Scott and Drew created an artificial #birdsanctuary and space for free creative writing classes for kids age 5-18.

Whats the first thing you did here? @fancifulnance ? @ok_bah_bye ? @joseph.v.lee ? @musicalmakiko @rche_types @liz.iversen
Stay tuned for scenes from a 2-week long @writingd Stay tuned for scenes from a 2-week long @writingdowntown #writingresidency hosted by @plymptoninc and @thewritersblocklv . This invitation could not have come at a better time. The kids just happened to have ski/skate wk and Thomas was able to request telework for the following week. At the same time 2025 began with an unexpected loss of a steady paycheck while my freelance work picked up and there was an urgency to wrapping up a memoir which had been sidelined by my commitments as wife and mother of four!! While my family is the source of my creativity and joy and happiness they too are very distracting to my #writingcareer .
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This was a great opportunity to also test the cleverly designed @peakdesign #travelbackpack in Coyote X-Pac® Ocean Edition VX-21 Fabric made of 100% fishing nets which comes in 2 sizes both of which are carryon-approved.

Items to pack for a #writersresidency :
-#postitnotes 
-#highlighters
-#pajamas 
-favorite books
-@lululemon underwear 
-#toothbrush
-meds
-#kindle (i did but forgot the micro-usb cable)
-keyboard and mouse and all the usb 3.0 and 3.1 C and usb 2,3,and 3.1 A and laptop chargers!

Gratitude to my family and supporters @writingdowntown @jenny8lee @plymptoninc @thewritersblocklv @electricliterature @apublicspace @grubstreet @wwborders @catapult catalyst@nevada_humanities @nypl @submittable @penamerica @goodsi.de @therubysf
10 years ago when I first postholed up the side of 10 years ago when I first postholed up the side of #snowboardcross race courses to film @ko.snowboarder and @eo_thesnowboarder navigating #rollers #wutangs and turns at speeds up to 65 mph, I thought … this has gotta be the worst sport for parents ?

Just as my toes and fingers froze standing for hours in blizzard conditions (on 2/7 it was 23 degrees, windy, 32 mph southwest with gusts as high as 55 mph) worried that every plume of powder was my kid crashing…I comforted myself with the thought that my kids will leave home one day with these mad skills. Thanks to their brilliant coaches @mortttyyy @nateholland @ridepage @axlsnows 

Here’s what Coach Mike called the #trickledown effect.” Each kid learns quicker and becomes more #resilient !

- Anything is possible so just go for it
- #dreambig
- #bekindtoyourself and your fellow competitors.
- Learn how to be a role model from your older siblings and be a role model for the younger siblings 
- Ride in blizzard or rain or white out conditions…no problrm

#resilience #sbxlife #boardercross #boardercross🏂 
#snowboardgirl #snowboardlife #snowboarding #snowboarding🏂 #snowboardingisfun #snowboardingisfun🏂 #outdoorwomen #sbxgirl #sbxgirls #bekindtoyourself💜 #bekindtoyourselfandothers
Day 3: #huntingtonbeach where you can #surfandski Day 3: #huntingtonbeach where you can #surfandski on the same day

Only @ko.snowboarder and her youngest sister (8 yo) dared to sign up for #surflessons in the winter. They were rewarded with private lessons with @rockymckinnon, a #professionalsurfer and #shaper and owner of @mckinnonsurfandsuplessons !  Rocky is not only known for the innovations he has made to adaptive surf but he embodies #livingyourpurpose and #doingwhatyoulove and #sharingwhatyoulove .
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We learned about how low tide causes faster and more powerful breaking waves and west southwest swells means we will drift towards the pier. I loved understanding how to read a wave’s shape, speed, and when it will break. Do waves transfer water or energy?
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#poolcabanas @waterfrontbeachresort can be reserved from 10am -7pm. It comes with a bonfire and butler service from @cabowabobeachclub . Highly recommend the #flanksteakfajitas but be sure to ask for extra tortillas. We also loved the butter poached #lobstertacos🌮 with onions and cilantro and the #tempurabatteredshrimp #tacos . 
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We squeezed in a #hottubsoak and #waterslideruns with a late checkout of 2pm. None of us wanted to leave.
Day 2: #huntingtonbeach Less than 100 feet from Day 2: #huntingtonbeach 

Less than 100 feet from #HuntingtonBeachPier, (site of the U.S. Open of Surfing), tucked inside this @hsssurf look for @javapointhb where you can grab acai bowls, donuts, bagels, avocado toasts, and a cup of coffee and wander around the nation’s first imprint collection of legendary surfers. See if you can find the first dog that was inducted in 2024. #sugarthesurfingdog was originally found as a stray, then turned into a rescue dog before becoming a 5 time World Champion, 5x HB Surf City Dog Champion. #surfershalloffame celebrated its first induction in 1997. 
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We started our day here and then met @yogawithchanda on the beach. The sound of her voice in harmony with the  break of waves upon the shore lulled my family into a rare hour of peace and quiet. I could hear my own thoughts for once. And dwell upon the idea Chanda  planted…that we should push ourselves towards discomfort until it feels comfortable. Avoiding things that make you uncomfortable prevents you from growing and exploring new opportunities. 

Interesting fact: Chanda started @yogaonthebeachhuntingtonbeach several years ago to meet people who love yoga. Now its grown into a donation based #yogaclasss offered several times a day! 
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For lunch, right next door to #javapointe we built our own #quesadillas and #tacos @primecutaqueria . Yum!

Then we rented three tandem #kayaks from @huntingtonharborboatrentals_ just when the sun came out. For Thomas and I it was a leisurely paddle but for @ko.snowboarder and @eo_thesnowboarder who paddled their younger sisters they not only got blisters but everyone got drenched!!
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The day ended with @beachbrossharing setting up the best #bonfire we have ever experienced on the #beach . Im not sure what I appreciated more? Not having to set up or take down any of the lounge chairs, giant connect 4, giant jenga, cornholes. The kids loved the giant marshmallows, specialty chocolates for #smores & lightup frisbee, and fire changing color packs.  Mostly we are grateful to Craig for going out of his way to find an allergy free chocolate bar for Riley. She said, it was the first time she ever had a smore w/chocolate! And that shes missed out.
@joliehuntingtonbeach #newrestaurant on the 2nd fl @joliehuntingtonbeach #newrestaurant on the 2nd floor with 180-degree  views of surfers catching a wave #huntingtonbeach 

1️⃣ Picanha: we fought over this dish…flat iron steak dressed in chimichurri, arugula salad and fries sauteed with chunks of garlic.

2️⃣ Braised Short Rib: garlic thyme mashed potatoes, asparagus and carrots.

3️⃣Maple Glazed Double Pork Chop: garlic thyme mashed potatoes, grilled onions and fried brussels sprouts (incredible taste and texture)!
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#happynewyear #surfcityusa #behere #VisitHB

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