I'm a social anthropologist sailing from Spain to Australia, and this is my midlife crisis

In November 2024 I completed my PhD on the pursuit of happiness in the outdoors and set sail across the Atlantic ocean on my 34ft sailboat. This is my story.

The pursuit of hope in an unhinged world

What if there was a different way to live? One that’s not built around status, hustling, and grinding, but around community, sharing, mutual aid, and harmony with the ecosystem?

A few days ago I spoke with a friend who has been following me for a while. “I still don’t know what your project is” he said. So here we …