Hungry Like the (Quiroz) Wolfs: Happy Thanksgiving from the Quiroz Wolf Family + New Address

Dear Friends,

Happy Thanksgiving! Thank you for being a part of our lives – we are grateful for your support and friendship.

We're excited to share our holiday card (attached) and a 3-minute holiday video.

For us, 2017 has been a mix of adventure and reflection. With Bryson now 5 and Scarlet 1.5, we are continuing to try to bring them on our adventures - with sometimes mixed results! We brought them on a family houseboat trip on the Amazon where they came face to face with a bird eating spider (yes, they actually eat birds), a 3-toed sloth, pink dolphins, caimans, and a tapir. (more here)

Bryson is quite the Daddy’s boy (clone?) – he loves going to see Phish (Alex went to seven Phish Madison Square Garden shows this year here), favorite movie is Star Wars (we took Bryson to a 3-night stint at the Lincoln Center here), and favorite sports are skiing (a Star Wars ski competition here) and rock climbing (here). He also got into Hunter College Elementary School where he will be through high school – hooray, no more crazy NYC admissions to worry about. (If only they had a sibling policy!)

Analiza is hoping Scarlet will be like Mommy – a tomboy. Scarlet thinks she can rock climb and bike – just like her brother (antics here). Scarlet also went on her first overnight camping trip in the Catskills, a 4-day canoe adventure in the Adirondacks (here), and a beach week at Nags Head in North Carolina (here).

Alex and Analiza have been fortunate to take a few adventure trips on their own. They headed to the San Juan islands to kayak with orcas (here), to Joshua Tree, Red Rocks, and Death Valley for rock climbing (check out how Analiza’s shoe fell apart the last hour of our 3-day adventure here), to the Catskills for ice climbing (here), and to the White Mountains for rock climbing for Alex’s birthday (here),

Alex has done a few solo trips, starting the year with a winter climbing trip to Katahdin in Maine (more here). He also had a six-week long “garden leave” while in between jobs (more on that below) which allowed him to do a three week climbing and canyoneering trip including stops in Joshua Tree, Zion, Moab and Red Rocks (more here).

Analiza is about to hit the big Four-Oh (My Gosh!) and has been doing lots of reflecting. She recently signed up to do a 10-day silent meditation in Monterrey, Mexico over the holiday break.

On the professional side, after a decade at Goldman, Alex is now at Bank of America helping lead their liquidity team. Analiza is leading talent for East Harlem Tutorial Program, a non-profit that includes after school/summer/college access programs, charter schools, and a teaching residency. She’s also fortunate to be part of the Pahara NextGen Fellowship.

Wishing you a holiday and new year full of love and adventure,

Analiza, Alex, Bryson & Scarlet

PS: We have a new address (see below).

PPS: If you’re into fun apps, check out 1 Second Everyday. Here’s our compilation of the last year.