The 9 to 5 Alternative

I had it all planned out. In late May, I’d write an epic post about my six week trip to Asia, where I went to South Korea (and quasi-North Korea), Russia, Guam and Japan. I’d talk about the food in Seoul, my weekend in Kyoto, the broken, snowy streets of Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk and an end-of-the-world inspired [...]

And poof, just like that, we’re already three months into 2011. Each quarter, I like to take a step back and reflect on my goals for the year. In January, I started a new goal-setting experiment by seeking out twelve month-long challenges. Three months in, so far so good. While January’s cooking challenge and February’s [...]

Case Studies in the 9 to 5 alternative: No. 9 Welcome to a series of profiles on alternative lifestyles. If you think that you (or someone you know) would make for an interesting interview, drop me a line. Meet Mark Sawyier, CEO of Off Campus Media. When Mark was in college, finding an apartment was [...]

Case Studies in the 9 to 5 alternative: No. 8 Welcome to a series of profiles on alternative lifestyles. If you think that you (or someone you know) would make for an interesting interview, drop me a line. Meet David Bixler. He’s traveled a bit. He lives in Washington D.C. and runs his own company. [...]

My final days as an undergraduate were spent completing a semester-long research project on vertical farming, so when I read a NY Times article titled, “Country, the City Version: Farms in the Sky Gain New Interest,” I almost fell out of my chair with excitement. Here is a brief introduction to the subject, cited directly [...]