Reflections From the Road
These essays are also available in video form on my YouTube channel.
When Critical Thought Turns on You
Critical thought is almost always imagined as an outward act, a way of evaluating someone else’s claims, spotting the bias in their reasoning, exposing the flaws in their evidence. What’s almost never discussed is its inward form: using the same discipline to interrogate the architecture of our own beliefs.
Why I Still Travel With One Backpack
I’ve never been interested in packing light just to prove a point. I’m not counting ounces. I’m not trying to win at minimalism. I carry one backpack because it keeps me honest…
What Travel Taught Me About Freedom
In the culture I grew up in, freedom was often measured by what you could buy, own, or defend. A bigger house, a better job, the right to carry a weapon — these were the symbols of success and autonomy. But the more I traveled, the more those definitions felt hollow.