about Malena B.
I’m a Midwestern girl, born and raised in Milwaukee, WI. I spent most of my summers on/near Lake Michigan and other smaller bodies of water in the state while vacationing with friends and family. I love to play in the snow – snowboarding, sledding, snow-ball slinging – and enjoy ice-skating any time of the year (what can I say, I’m from the North). I’ve lived in the DC metro area since 2003, so this Midwestern girl is quickly becoming an inside-the-beltway girl 😉 I’m an alumna of the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the George Washington University. Oh, and I like math.
her Art
- Favorite DC Area Art Spaces include The Phillips Collection, Studio Gallery, The National Portrait Gallery, National Museum of Natural History, Hemphill Fine Arts, Plan B, The Fridge, Art Whino, Project 4, Hamiltonian Gallery…I could go on
- Favorite Milwaukee Art Spaces include the Milwaukee Art Museum, Eisner Museum of Advertising and Design, Pabst Mansion, Villa Terrace Museum
her Yoga
- Certified yoga instructor (RYT 200)
- A few of my fav DC Yoga spaces include Dancing Mind Yoga, Pure Prana, Yoga District
- and Milwaukee – Yama Yoga (East Side! w00t!)
her Food & Wine
I’m not too big on meat, and not too big on dairy. I have a love affair with my juicer, and all things cucumber-infused. I also make my own Kombucha – I now get just the right amount of fizzy-ness 🙂 I absolutely love trying new restaurants, and there is always something new popping up around town! I am a wine enthusiast and jump at any chance to visit a vineyard/winery. I have a built-in wine rack above my fridge and it’s never empty…Wine Festival, anyone??
and the Environment she lives in…
My favorite grocery store is My Organic Market (MOM’s) – it’s 100% wind-powered so that’s an added bonus. I love the idea of supporting local farmers, so in the spring and summer months I frequent the local farmers markets. The baked goods sold there (sweet and savory) are always delicious. I would love to start gardening, so I think I’ll start soon with herbs – seems simple enough. Farm to table, right? Well, more like pot-on-my-balcony to table, but you get the idea.
Art Is My Yoga 