Books

Chinese Lemonade

March 5, 2020

It's 9:45 AM on Sunday morning and Starbucks is completely empty. Over 1.5 million people live in the city of Zhuhai, China, yet I sit alone at a large wooden table, sipping a latte and writing in my journal. Culture shock hits you in ways you never expect. I guess that's why it's so... well, shocking.

A Chinese Study Tour

May 2, 2016

This 218 page travel journal recounts a spring break trip through China for 16 college students from Minnesota. They visit Beijing, see the Great Wall, take a train to Zhuhai, meet students at United International College, and then ride ferry to Hong Kong before heading home.

Both Sides of the Pacific

December 13, 2014

This 140 page book is a personal travel journal for my trip to Japan in 2014. My first time outside the USA, traveling alone, in a country where I didn't speak the language, to visit my brother. Mostly, I wrote this for myself. A PDF full of images, maps, and memorabilia. I'm not sure it's of much interest to anyone besides me, it's a work I was quite proud of at the time.

Potentially Awesome

October 16, 2013

With my first book providing a tremendous lack of enthusiasm I immediately set out to create a second and even more mediocre work. Fueled by coffee and bad ideas, this book runs with a loose narrative, weaving in old writings with new writings and never stops to ask for directions or if this is still a good idea. Just plows straight through. Poor thing.

Previously Awesome

August 19, 2012

I wrote a book containing a collection of short humorous articles, stories, or ideas. Short chapters of only a couple pages each are based off conversations with friends or old blog posts. Mainly I just wanted to see how difficult it was to write, format, and self publish a book on Amazon. Turns out it is too easy.