Hi, I’m Blake. Welcome to my little corner of the web.
🐿️ In a nutshell
I’m a traveling writer and experiential educator with a deep love for adventure.
43 years old. California native. Currently living in Europe, working on a book called Dirtbag Rich.
My life = low-income + high-freedom, with lots of nature, travel, dance, and friends. I write about it at The Adventures of Blake.
I’m a firm believer that a surprising number of kids don’t need school to become happy or successful adults: an idea I’ve explored through my books, speaking, and my Unschool Adventures trips for teenagers.
Enjoy the nooks and crannies of this personal & professional website.
(Last updated: November 2025)
✍️ Recent writing
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- My Attachment Style is “Existentialist”
- Selling Books Isn’t About Making Money
- Run Me Like a Border Collie
- How Does One Survive This World?
- What Are Children For?
- Searching for Shangri-La
- I Don’t Want a Nuclear Family, I Want a Galactic Commune
- How I’ve Made Money
- Saturday Night, Berlin, 3:52am
- Avoiding the Cult of Retirement
- Dirtbag Rich: an update
“The true risks of travel are disappointment and transformation: the fear you’ll be the same person when you go home, and the fear you won’t.”
—Kate Harris
Top photo: Fusionauts 2025 / Alex