Traveling has been one of the most fulfilling, important, and inspiring experiences of my life. It’s through traveling that I’ve learned several languages, built fulfilling lifelong relationships, had pivotal, unforgettable experiences and so much more. To live without traveling is not a life I want to life. However, I’ve also come to see that all … Continue reading 17 Tips For More Sustainable Travel, From a Travel Addict
Why I Gave Myself a Personal Flying Limit And Why I’ll Keep It Forever
As I have learned more about climate change, something has become clear: it’s a bit hypocritical of me to fly all the time everywhere. Flying is by far my biggest personal contribution to emissions. Although aviation is in the single digits in its contributions to climate change, as I learned in Flying Green: On the Frontiers … Continue reading Why I Gave Myself a Personal Flying Limit And Why I’ll Keep It Forever
The 80/20 of Personal Action for Climate Change
As I’ve become more involved in fighting climate change, I’ve gotten into the weeds of the debates about personal action vs systemic change. Ultimately, the crux of this in my view is that our personal actions do matter, because they’re the only ones that will lead to systemic change. Systems exists because individuals made them … Continue reading The 80/20 of Personal Action for Climate Change
You Don’t Need Mentors, You Need Blissful Empty Space
I was talking to one of my friends the other day, and he was asking me about pros and cons of taking on a certain side project. One of his big draws was that he would get to learn directly from someone. The idea of direct mentorship hits a certain nerve. In my view, he’s … Continue reading You Don’t Need Mentors, You Need Blissful Empty Space
Searching For Catalan In Perpinyà (Perpignan)
Since embarking on my Catalan language learning journey in Barcelona two years ago, I've grown curious about the areas outside politically-defined Spanish Catalonia where the language persists. One of these regions is known as “Catalunya Nord” or Northern Catalonia, a region in Southern France which hugs the Spanish border. This region in Southern France hugs … Continue reading Searching For Catalan In Perpinyà (Perpignan)
Good and Boring Bike Share Names
After traveling to dozens of cities, I’ve developed a curiosity for the names of various city bike shares. If you’re not familiar with bike shares, they are public bicycle rental programs that allow you to pick up a bike from one station and return it to another. When I lived in New York, I had … Continue reading Good and Boring Bike Share Names
We Need More Bricks
Note: This originally appeared in my newsletter in March, 2024. If you like what you see, you can subscribe here. Hello friends, Greetings from dreary, beautiful London, England. I’m in a cafe this morning in a lovely off-the-touristy-path neighborhood called Stoke Newington. London’s public transit and biking infrastructure is so much better than New York’s, … Continue reading We Need More Bricks
How I Live Without a Car In The US (And Why I’ll Never Own a Car Again)
I haven’t owned a car for five years, since I was 20 years old and lived in a small town in Vermont. My foray into car-free life began when I moved to New York City. I loved how active my everyday life became as I swapped driving for walking and biking. Every excursion out of … Continue reading How I Live Without a Car In The US (And Why I’ll Never Own a Car Again)
26 Hidden Costs of Cars: How Car-Dependency Hurts Your Wallet, Your Health, And The Planet
I’ve lived car-free for five years. My entire 20s I've lived without a car. The first three years, I lived in New York. Yet, over the last two, as I've traveled around the world, I've survived in some of the most car-dependent places in the world. I’ve seen the much of the best of public … Continue reading 26 Hidden Costs of Cars: How Car-Dependency Hurts Your Wallet, Your Health, And The Planet
My 16 Tips to Thrive on The Greyhound Bus (Yes, Thrive)
Thanks to The United States’ combination of lackluster train infrastructure and miserable flying experience, there often simply aren’t great choices to get places. Is the Greyhound bus our savior? No, absolutely not. Yet, despite the Greyhound’s reputation as as a last resort option, I’ve taken it several times (not as a last resort!) over the … Continue reading My 16 Tips to Thrive on The Greyhound Bus (Yes, Thrive)