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With graduation season wrapping up, I’m remembering my post-college days in 2000, just after the “dot com” bubble burst and suddenly all those folks who flocked to Seattle and Silicon Valley were unemployed, fresh out of school and totally screwed. Ten years later, are things much different? This spring, I’ve gotten a number of emails essentially asking [...]

The challenge: Raise $9,830 through whatever means necessary, for the financing of a documentary about digital nomading. The funds will go towards buying camera/lighting/sound equipment and the computer/software for editing. Deadline: July 1st. This Week’s Results Best week yet, raising $2685 — a big piece of which was due to finally (!) selling my car [...]

I gave two boxes of clothes to Goodwill.  I sold my TV.  I dragged the free couch and sofa we got off of Craigslist to the curb and re-gifted it to the world (it was gone within the hour).  Room by room, I’ve been clearing away the belongings you collect when you settle somewhere long [...]

The challenge: Raise $9,830 through whatever means necessary, for the financing of a documentary about digital nomading. The funds will go towards buying camera/lighting/sound equipment and the computer/software for editing. Deadline: July 1st. This Week’s Results Another banner week, raising $996, mostly because of new donors (thank you!) signing up for consulting services.  This brings [...]

I just finished reading Medium Raw, and I’m annoyed. I don’t know if it’s uber uncool to admit this, but I was a big fan of Anthony Bourdain.  I liked his scathingly honest and drug filled portrayal of working as a NYC chef in the 80′s and 90′s, otherwise known as Kitchen Confidential.  I really [...]

Recently, a blogger buddy of mine, Benny from Fluent in 3 Months sent me a copy of his Language Hacking Guide for review.  I was excited to read it, hoping to uncover the secret that was going to unleash my inner polyglot.  I’ve always wanted to be one of those people who just know another [...]

The challenge: Raise $9,830 through whatever means necessary, for the financing of a documentary about digital nomading. The funds will go towards buying camera/lighting/sound equipment and the computer/software for editing. Deadline: July 1st. This Week’s Results We raised a whopping $1,543 this week, pushing the total to $5,704. For the first time I felt the [...]

Have you ever come across something that just perfectly articulates how you feel about a topic in a way that just stuns you? The video below is about how we perceive time, and ultimately the difference between the American uber work ethic and a more laid back lifestyle in other countries. You’ll be surprised to [...]

It’s finally dawning on me.  When I leave in three weeks, I will have a backpack, film and photography gear, a computer, two dogs and a baby.  A freaking baby. I have no idea how this is going to turn out. Our plan is to do a long road trip from Oregon, camping our way [...]

Today’s guest post is by Matt of travelwithamate.com and recent author of Portraits of Asia, a collection of travel photography. Beautiful photos, definitely worth checking out, but getting those images can be a full-time (plus!) job. Matt has agreed to share a peek into his life… Most people go traveling to get away from their [...]