After traveling to dozens of cities, I’ve developed a curiosity for the names of various city bike shares. If you’re not familiar with bike shares, they are public bicycle rental programs that allow you to pick up a bike from one station and return it to another. When I lived in New York, I had … Continue reading Good and Boring Bike Share Names
I haven’t owned a car for five years, since I was 20 years old and lived in a small town in Vermont. My foray into car-free life began when I moved to New York City. I loved how active my everyday life became as I swapped driving for walking and biking. Every excursion out of … Continue reading How I Live Without a Car In The US (And Why I’ll Never Own a Car Again)
I’ve lived car-free for five years. My entire 20s I've lived without a car. The first three years, I lived in New York. Yet, over the last two, as I've traveled around the world, I've survived in some of the most car-dependent places in the world. I’ve seen the much of the best of public … Continue reading 26 Hidden Costs of Cars: How Car-Dependency Hurts Your Wallet, Your Health, And The Planet
Thanks to The United States’ combination of lackluster train infrastructure and miserable flying experience, there often simply aren’t great choices to get places. Is the Greyhound bus our savior? No, absolutely not. Yet, despite the Greyhound’s reputation as as a last resort option, I’ve taken it several times (not as a last resort!) over the … Continue reading My 16 Tips to Thrive on The Greyhound Bus (Yes, Thrive)
My girlfriend and I took the Capital Limited Amtrak in a Roomette overnight from Pittsburgh to Chicago. This train began in Washington D.C, and we hopped on at midnight eastern time in Pittsburgh and got to Chicago around 8:30 central time. This article covers my full breakdown from our experience so that you know everything … Continue reading My Amtrak Roomette Review: Overnight From Pittsburgh to Chicago
The health and fitness industry needs to see that the health of our planet and the people on it are linked. Our the last 150 years, we have continued to damage the health of our planet. We’ve put trillions of tons of carbon dioxide and other fossil fuels into the air. We’ve contaminated our oceans, … Continue reading 8 Ways The Health and Fitness Industry Can Combat Climate Change
LoFi music has become extremely popular among students and those of us who work on laptops for a living. This is largely because it helps us find 'the zone' during work. But is there science to back this up? Does LoFi music help you study? Today we’ll look at the research, and I’ll share how … Continue reading LoFi Helps You Study, But Not Why You Think It Does
I finished the entire Catalan course on Duolingo. I started my Catalan journey over two years ago, and now I stand here fluent in Catalan. This article summarizes my experience and thoughts on the course, how I used it, and if you’re interested in learning Catalan, the process I recommend. Note, over the two years, … Continue reading I Finished The Duolingo Catalan Course, Here’s How to Use It For Catalan Fluency
Note: This article originally appeared in my monthly newsletter, creatively titled David's Newsletter. For more on writing, learning, SpongeBob memes, and anything else I decide to send you, subscribe here. This month I want to talk about one of my favorite authors, Janet Malcolm, and the writing skill I’ve learned from her. The prolific New Yorker writer … Continue reading How to Describe People: A Writing Lesson from Janet Malcolm (Use This Prompt)
What I’ve learned traveling around many of the world’s great cities. These tips are reminders for me. If they apply to you, fantastic. In May 2022, I graduated from New York University, and with it, said goodbye to a special chapter in my life. My lease in my beloved shoebox, 5th-floor walk-up apartment on the … Continue reading Urban Backpacking: 49 Tips for Long-Term City Travel