Practicing Failure. Firefighter Connie Guerrero – ACP #71

Connie Guerrero grew up in a small town outside Santa Cruz, California. She was a self-driven kid from the start, creating her own position in the local fire house at the age of 15. Connie tells stories and shares wisdom from her 20+ years fighting fire in California, and other passions along the way. HerContinue reading “Practicing Failure. Firefighter Connie Guerrero – ACP #71”

The Invisible Front Lines of Mental Health

On March 4th, 2017, my friend Will (Scooty) Taylor died by suicide. There were no warning signs, nothing in hindsight to signal suicide was a possibility. On the surface, Will seemed fine. He was a few weeks away from college graduation, and had his whole life ahead of him. But behind the Will that weContinue reading “The Invisible Front Lines of Mental Health”

Uncertain Things Podcast

Why do we fight for a liberal democracy? What right does the individual have to parse through information to make their own informed decisions? How does the two party system limit voter’s choices and people’s freedom? I got the chance to interview Adaam James Levin and Vanessa M. Quirk of the Uncertain Things podcast aboutContinue reading “Uncertain Things Podcast”

The Origins of ‘Adventure Creator’

“Every day is an adventure if you want to make it one.” While traveling solo in Europe in 2017, my friend Derek sent me a Jon Krakauer quote that included this phrase and it stuck with me since. Life is best lived with an ever-changing horizon, each day a new opportunity to engage with theContinue reading “The Origins of ‘Adventure Creator’”

Growth Cycles, Finding Your True Self

Last week I hosted two incredible humans on the Adventure Creator Podcast. Joel De Villiers (@spacemandela) joined me for episode 42 to discuss his path as an artist and how he began tapping into his true self and the limitless possibilities of the universe. Then on episode 43, Tori Immel blew me away with her journey andContinue reading “Growth Cycles, Finding Your True Self”

The Fight for Freedom in Hong Kong – Victoria Hui

Victoria Tin-bor Hui received her Ph.D. in Political Science from Columbia University and her B.SSc. in Journalism from the Chinese University of Hong Kong. Victoria is an associate professor at the University of Notre Dame, and her core research examines the centrality of war in the formation and transformation of “China” in the long spanContinue reading “The Fight for Freedom in Hong Kong – Victoria Hui”