My username is KAKulow but everyone can call me Kris.

I am 24 years old, 4 years married to a wonderful wife, and just received my license as a Vocational Nurse.  I have many other hobbies that once I mention one the rest will come as no surprise.  I fell in love with the sound of the violin when I saw a duet performance with a female soprano and a violinist, that was the 4th grade.  I continued to play until the middle of my first year in middle school.  I was suffering from major depression at the time and it all came to a head that year.  After which many of my interests died or were forgotten. 

That all changed about a year ago when I was still in nursing school.  I was singing with a patient and his family during a visit.  The song was hymn that I had learned how to play on the violin.  Instantly all my fond memories of the violin came back.  I was further inspired when I was able to catch up with several friends that practice and play music in many venues.  I had a little "congratulations" money left after school that I was planning on saving for a rainy day.  My wife, bless her heart, encouraged me to follow my heart and see the rain around me.

I received an acoustic violin as a gift from my brother in law and three weeks later purchased my Cecilio(aka my great white).  Since graduating my heart has never been fuller and my determination grows with each day to make the most out of each new chapter in my life.

Thank you all for the honor and privilege to be listed amongst you as a peer.  Thank you all for the good work you do and thank you Fiddlerman for providing a medium in which we all can come together for our art.