Apr 22, 2021Developments on the Colorado River: A Crash-CourseIn Spring 2021, I road-tripped the Southwest to better understand the Colorado River: the dams, the diversions, and the different populations it serves. My goal was to grasp this mind-boggling system well enough to explain every major development along the river to a fifth grader. …Water23 min readWater23 min read
Jul 2, 2020Why are You Sending Your Kids Back to School?Fall 2020 may be the perfect time to embrace full-time self-directed learning. — This fall, many schools may require part-time or full-time remote schooling, leaving parents in the same tricky situation as they found themselves in the spring. Balancing the demands of remote schooling with a full-time job is a stretch for some — and downright impossible for others. Yet even those parents…Unschooling4 min readUnschooling4 min read
Oct 17, 2018Don’t Like High School? Then Quit.It’s October, and the back-to-school magic has worn off. Reality is setting in. High school is slowly sucking the life from you — and you’re going to spend the next seven months here. Maybe you go to a “good” school. Maybe you have caring teachers, empathetic administrators, or a project-based…Education4 min readEducation4 min read
Sep 10, 2016How to Live NowhereAn online book about nomadic living for twenty- and thirty-somethings. — How to Live Nowhere is about living life without a fixed address. It’s for those who: Haven’t yet found a place where they want to live year-round — or wonder if such a place even exists Feel most alive when moving, traveling, exploring, and making new connections Want to create…Travel48 min readTravel48 min read
