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Name: Luisa Hart
Position: Managing Editor
Biography:
We all have moments that
change our lives. For me, it was something as simple as an
idea from a movie. I am embarrassed to admit the movie, so
for my sake I won't tell you the title, and if you haven't
see it, I apologize in advance for the spoiler.
In the movie, the main
character, through a completely unrealistic diagnosis from
her doctor, is told she only has a month to live. Instead of
going home and crying about what could have been, she
decides to take charge of her life and live like there's no
tomorrow. She goes on a dream vacation, something that is
part of a journal she calls the "Book of Possibilities." Now
of course, because it's a movie, money isn't any object and
it turns out, she's not going to die after all.
The point is, this book of
possibilities is an incredible idea, and in the end, when it
becomes the "Book of Realities," I had what Oprah calls, my
a-ha! moment. From that B-movie moment on, I decided to pay
closer attention to the life that seemed to be happening
around me.
Originally from Utah, I grew up Catholic in a predominately
LDS state. I attended a private high school and the
University of Utah. Because my dad was retired Army, I had
opportunities to travel the world, going to South America,
Europe, Kuwait (pre 9/11) and Greece. I developed an
interest in history and some of my fondest memories are
walking the ruins in Rome, Delphi and Athens.
My parents wanted me to
experience the world and so when I had children, I, too,
wanted them to know there was a world outside of Utah. In
2004, I took a hiatus from work, packed up my two children
and went to live on my dad's bird farm in Tuscany, Italy. It
was during that time when I began toying with the idea that
I wanted to be a writer.
It wasn't until I moved to
Texas in April 2006 when the "possibility" of my dreams
turned into a "reality." While trying to get myself and my
family settled in the area, I went to the library, picked up
an Atascocita Observer, and saw the ad for a reporter. I
applied and got the job and have been doing it since.
I worked at the Observer until
Cynthia Calvert resigned and asked me to be a reporter for
the Tribune, another life-changing moment. This community is
unique, and to have a local paper like this one, owned and
employed locally, is incredible. I hope that readers have as
much fun reading it as we do making it.
I live in Kingwood with my two children. |
