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The Rumney Tenagi
Based on the Shinto practice of 'Misogi'—my challenge was to climb every 10a at Rumney in one day
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August 2024

How are you writing the story of your life?
Charlie Becker, The Machine in the Garden, and navel-gazing on Substack
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July 2024

One year in Spain
How much can we really know after a year of living in another culture?
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Finding home through the climbing crags near Barcelona
I found a climbing community and much more at Vallirana, Gelida, Grau de Maxtos, Can Marcer, and others.
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Arguments based on Democracy (A 4th of July Interlude)
A majority of people are often wrong about the most basic facts—you really think the problem is not enough democracy?
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How I failed my Spanish driving test
They say the challenges are worth it—but some days are just bad
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June 2024

I got my green NIE. I got lucky.
Spain's big, beautiful, messed up immigration bureaucracy, plus: the saga of my Spanish driver's license
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May 2024

My last five years of work
What will you do when AI comes for you? Avital Balwit and the coming AI disruption.
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How I fell out of love with Washington D.C.
Every city draws a certain kind of person—and I used to be that person
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April 2024

You cannot escape politics
I renew my German passport, plus: apathy always looses.
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The water American parents swim in
It's hard to understand in your gut just how deep it goes—until you leave
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An expat's role in driving up prices
My adventures in apartment hunting and gentrification in Barcelona
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