Post-Nomad

Anxious times, property headaches, and what matters when everything feels fragile

Barcelona and the twilight before a cataclysm

Sep 7 • 

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August 2025

Following our nature vs. restraining it

The contradiction at the heart of my new life

Aug 7 • 

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July 2025

Barcelona was supposed to be temporary

Nesting in my new apartment, in the middle of a heatwave

Jul 3 • 

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April 2025

Passport privilege is brittle

Things solid can suddenly break: reflections on citizenship, identity, and inheritance

Apr 28 • 

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Preparing for the apocalypse

Or just a more dangerous future

Apr 13 • 

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March 2025

The Anywhere Fallacy

Unlimited options can quietly undermine what matters most

Mar 28 • 

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February 2025

The sadness of always leaving

Dancing salsa on the beach in Mexico, and the post-nomad dilemma

Feb 12 • 

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October 2024

Europe could fix you, actually

What to expect when chasing dreams and buying old stone ruins

Oct 26, 2024 • 

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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

Aug 18, 2024 • 

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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.

May 26, 2024 • 

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April 2024

You cannot escape politics

I renew my German passport, plus: apathy always looses.

Apr 17, 2024 • 

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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

Apr 9, 2024 • 

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