Denali Migration
In honor of hearing my first Swainson’s thrush in Denali for the season, it seems right to repost “Denali Migration,” the first Professional Nomads article I ever wrote. This definitely is not proof that I like birds.
In honor of hearing my first Swainson’s thrush in Denali for the season, it seems right to repost “Denali Migration,” the first Professional Nomads article I ever wrote. This definitely is not proof that I like birds.
I guess he got a girlfriend. Until today, every morning around seven he started tapping on the window frame outside my bed, claiming my territory as his. I suppose it was romantic. My little romeo approached my window powerfully and with purpose, his chest puffed out with self-importance—tricks that have been wooing women to sleep […]
People ask me what a professional nomad is, and what I’ve discovered is it’s not so much about their profession as the common values that define them. Guided by passion, money is a secondary notion which is precisely what makes them so admirable. For many, the pathway to financial viability was muddled at first, yet […]
Part. 1: Building the Seasonal Family Dynamic For professional nomads, the seasonal lifestyle is not about stringing jobs together, it’s about weaving employment into a lifestyle guided by passion. For some, the idea of raising a child in that lifestyle sounds irresponsible if not impossible—but it doesn’t have to. There is no reason the […]
The following is adapted from a speech the author gave in Denali National Park, Alaska at a My Seasonal Life showcase—a project by LivingSeasonal.com This is how it happens. At breakfast, a coworker sits down across from me in the employee dining hall, exhales heavily and says, “Do you want to climb Kilimanjaro with […]