Recently, I’ve had several requests from friends who have been traveling to Geneva on what to see/do. To avoid repeating myself, I’ve coalesced my responses into the following recommendations: Geneva Geneva frankly isn’t that much of a destination – it’s more of a place to live than it is to visit. While you’re there makeContinue reading “Traveling Recommendations for Geneva and Lausanne, Switzerland”
Author Archives: Bryan Guido Hassin
Buenos Aires Part 2
Katie and I are now wrapping up what has really been an awesome trip. Sunday evening we had dinner at a nice Italian restaurant with a friend of a friend who recently moved back to his native Buenos Aires from Houston. Monday we walked downtown and, after lunch with a local Rice alum, we walkedContinue reading “Buenos Aires Part 2”
Buenos Aires: Part 1
For our one-year anniversary, Katie and I decided to go somewhere we’ve never been before: Buenos Aires, Argentina! Thanks to recommendations from many friends who have visited or lived there, we have more on our BA bucket list than we could possibly handle in a week, but we’ll certainly make a noble effort. After anContinue reading “Buenos Aires: Part 1”
A Life of Significance
In my last post I mused about my pattern of chronic overcommitment and speculated that a contributing factor might have been my father’s early death contributing to a sense of urgency to get something done before it’s too late. This is probably a bit simplistic as it neglects the motivation to do something significant in the firstContinue reading “A Life of Significance”
33rd Birthday Musings
Birthdays are always good times for reflection and this year I’m feeling particularly introspective. Perhaps it is because 33 is a number of great significance to one of my good friends or perhaps it is because my last multiple of 11 year was so impactful (graduating from college, meeting Katie) that this birthday feels .Continue reading “33rd Birthday Musings”
A Birthday Feast for the Ages
Last night capped off 36 hours of wonderful birthday celebration! Thursday evening my favorite wingman took me and a couple of other friends out to Experience Hendrix, a Jimi Hendrix tribute tour featuring several blues legend performers. It was a great show, covering the entire Hendrix canon. Some notable performers were Dweezil Zappa (son ofContinue reading “A Birthday Feast for the Ages”
Bayou City Classic 10k 2012 Race Report
Despite horrible running conditions, I PRed in yesterday’s Bayou City Classic 10k. I hadn’t raced a 10k for nearly a year, but theoretically my fitness has improved since last March and I’ve been mixing in some 10k training runs since January. My goal with this race was to beat my 44:41 PR (set in lastContinue reading “Bayou City Classic 10k 2012 Race Report”
HCHD Med 5k 2012 Race Report
This morning I PRed in the 10th annual Harris County Hospital District Med 5k with a time of 20:31. After December’s underperformance in Arizona, I was eager to get back into 5k shape. As with the December race, I was shooting to beat my previous PR of 20:45 with a 4:13/km base pace. My raceContinue reading “HCHD Med 5k 2012 Race Report”
A Swiss Day in Houston
Today was a very Swiss kind of day! OK, OK, let me explain, because Houston, Texas, is a pretty far cry from “Swiss!” What I mean is that today really felt a lot like my Swiss/IMD experience even though it was a Saturday in Houston. To start, the weather was gorgeous. Not a cloud inContinue reading “A Swiss Day in Houston”
1982 – What a vintage!
In honor of Katie’s 30th birthday, we hosted a small dinner last night featuring wines from her vintage, 1982. It was a fun chance to reminisce about what was happening in our lives and in the world 30 years ago. Top movie: Chariots of Fire. Top song: Eye of the Tiger. Top world event: Katie’sContinue reading “1982 – What a vintage!”