Hi, I'm Kris! I've enjoyed living in Austin for 20 years and have explored this great city corner to corner. I enjoy going out with friends and trying new restaurants (and revisiting favorites), exploring everything from the newest gastropub to the latest food trailer gem. Gertie, a funny and sweet boxer-mix, is my constant companion on walks in my friendly mid-century neighborhood.

I have traveled to many places both within the U.S. and abroad. A promise I made to myself years ago is to visit somewhere I haven't been before at least once a year. Some of my most memorable trips have been to France, Russia, Brazil, Thailand, Kenya, and Grand Tetons-Yosemite National Park.

“Travel and change of place impart new vigor to the mind.” – Seneca