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Why You Should Go Snowboarding

Life lessons from throwing myself down snowy mountains while strapped to a piece of board. Snowboarding, like skiing, looks really cool,...

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The Time I Found a Recipe for Seal Brains in Antarctica (Part 2)

When you're on a once-in-a-lifetime trip, and it's so amazing that you're plotting on how to make it a twice-in-a-lifetime trip. Photo...

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The Time I Puked My Way to Antarctica (Part 1)

I've been wanting to visit Antarctica since I was a child - I finally did. The Day I Almost Didn’t Get on the Ship When you’ve paid a...

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House Building Diary: Week One

The plan was to build a house in 3 weeks time. Naturally, nothing went according to plan. This house build has been a long time coming. I...

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The First 10 Jobs

Reminiscing on past part-time college jobs and full-time adult jobs, and how they make you what you are. I started working in my late...

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The Time I Was Infested By A Human Bot Fly and I Took It With Me To Antarctica

In October 2015, I was two weeks into my 2-month trip through South America. I had just emerged miraculously unscathed from the Amazon...

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From Scientist To Artist

Rediscovering an interest in art and letting go of long-held assumptions to redefine one's identity Back in my day, when you turn 15 in...

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The Time I Took a 19-hour Bus Ride Across East Africa, Because Why Not.

My work visa in Tanzania was about to expire, and I needed to do a quick trip out of the country in order to renew it. I couldn’t be gone...

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The Time I Was Arrested in Japan and the Police Served Me Green Tea

In 2007, I was working in Nagasaki, Japan, during my college summer break. My team traveled around the prefecture, teaching English to...