Hi, I’m Blake. Welcome to my little corner of the web.

🐿️ In a nutshell

I’m a traveling writer, partner dancer, and experiential educator with a deep love for adventure.

California-raised. Level 43. Owner of two touring bicycles and zero cars.

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I firmly believe that a surprising number of kids don’t need school to become happy or successful adults: an idea I’ve explored through books, speaking, and my Unschool Adventures trips for teenagers. My work and I have appeared in The New York Times, Psychology Today, Town & Country, Christian Science Monitor, USA Today, Wired.com, Maclean’s, Fox Business, NPR affiliate radio, approximately a bajillion alternative schools and homeschool conferences, and many other places.

Read my newsletter, The Adventures of Blake, for stories, philosophizing, and the occasional overshare.

I also post fun stuff on Facebook, and sometimes even TikTok.

🚲 What I’m doing now

At the moment, I’m dancing my heart out in Europe.

From April-September 2026, I’m on my bicycle in the USA: visiting friends and family, speaking about Dirtbag Rich, giving a new teen workshop called “How to Be Free”, and reconnecting with my favorite wild places. Here’s the plan.

If you’d like to host me for a talk or workshop, get in touch!

📣 Appearances (recent + upcoming)

✍️ Recently published

“The true risks of travel are disappointment and transformation: the fear you’ll be the same person when you go home, and the fear you won’t.”
—Kate Harris