Opting out of the debt-ridden house-buying tradition, and building one from scratch instead. The thing about getting older is that you...

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

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...

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...

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

How to create a system and program yourself into being more generous and giving more to charity Growing up, I was taught that charity is...

How-to guide on turning your food & kitchen waste into compost, using it to grow your own food, and living more sustainably. [If you...

Five suggestions on what to get for that annoying, self-sufficient, minimalist friend of yours. Right around my 25th birthday, a former...

Make your own DIY composter to turn your food & kitchen waste into compost - use it to grow your own food and live more sustainably. [If...

Turn your food & kitchen waste into compost, use it to grow your own food, and live more sustainably. I achieved a life-goal recently,...