Hi, I’m Blake. Welcome to my little corner of the web.
🐿️ In a nutshell
I’m an advocate for self-directed learning who believes that a surprising number of kids don’t need school to become happy, competent, and successful adults.
I write books and host a podcast about alternative education, run travel programs for teenagers, and dream up all sorts of other projects.
39 years old. California native, frequent traveler. Current owner of zero cars & two bicycles.
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💥 Newest projects
✍️ Recent posts
- Around Lake Tahoe in 8 Days
- Developments on the Colorado River: A Crash-Course
- On the Value of Personality Typing
- 2020 in Review
- How I Wrote, Crowdfunded, and Independently Published a Book in 2020
- The Bike Trip
🌎 Where I am
💭 What I’m up to
- Visiting friends in Europe
- Organizing my next teen adventure in Mexico + foreign exchanges for teenage self-directed learners.
- Scheming new programs in Portugal and Patagonia
- Plotting new bike travel adventures (following my successful fall 2021 European bike adventure)
❓ About this site
Blake Boles dot com is both a personal and professional site. Enjoy its many nooks and crannies. Write anytime.