A teacher’s job isn’t to teach. It’s to facilitate learning by creating the ultimate environment to do so. Compulsory education is a misnomer. Education can’t be forced, so it can’t be compulsory. A learner only learns when they want to learn, just like the saying you can lead a horse to water but you can’t […]

How many times have you said these words? You see someone doing something creative and you think to yourself, I could make that. A website. I could make that. A video. I could make that. A comic. I could make that. Before you say or even think these words, see if you really can make […]

Today I recorded about 20 minutes of video on my camera, and when I put it in the computer, I realised the sound wasn’t working the whole time. At first I had planned on recording just a little bit and checking it to make sure something like this wouldn’t happen. I guess I forgot that […]

I should get lost on my runs more often. I ran an extra 4k unexpectedly, and found a new favourite spot with views of two mountains. It didn’t help that today’s weather was intense, and the mountains were reflecting in the rice fields either.

Nathan and I always have very deep conversations. There aren’t many people who I can say this about, there are just too many roadblocks that make it hard to have such in-depth conversations with some people, but when you find someone who you can spin the yarn with for ages, it’s quite special. So, Nate […]

Monks go through tough training. That’s what it takes to be able to call yourself a monk. But to think that you can’t do that, that would be a mistake. The training monks go through is of course tough, but in a way we all have to go through this training some time in our […]

There’s a coffee shop a little ways away from me that is my absolute favourite for pour over coffee, both for the coffee he serves and the beans he sells. Not only that, the guy demands respect. People who know this area know who I’m talking about, but this guy does everything possible for his […]