The Organic Question
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How to Love…School?
Listen or read (7mins): [audio m4a="http://kurtprovost.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Love-and-schooling.m4a"][/audio] You know what, school sucks. Not because of the emotionally crippling bullying or the fact that sitting down all day is screwing up young backs, but because of the impact the school system has on the moulding of our minds. The style of schooling…
Mt Fuji
"Yay! Adventurous Kurt is back!!" This was the message I received from a Japanese friend when I announced I'd just bought a ticket to Japan to hike Mt Fuji. I wasn't aware "adventurous Kurt" had even left. I guess I haven't been as outwardly adventurous in recent years as when…
About Time
There are few things I enjoy more in this life than a story well told. Pieces of creative brilliance that give you the beautiful perspective of viewing the world from the eyes of another. The film I watched last night, was certainly a story well told. It's name was "About…
Travel and Seneca
I just returned from an adventure hiking mountains in Japan, and was feeling that deflated sense of meaning upon returning home. I opened one of my favourite books for guidance, Letters from a Stoic by Seneca. A Roman statesman and philosopher who provides phenomenally relevant advice for living the good life,…
My Bucketlist
My Bucketlist by Axel and Ash has had a profound impact on the way I view the world and my life moving through it. Check it out, I hope it helps you too. I'll be sharing the journey as I move forward on some wild adventures. Stay tuned.
$1000 challenge
There is a rocky outcrop which sits about 30 meters out from the shore of a small bay near my home. Someone jammed a metal pole into the outcrop and strung an Australian flag from it. Whenever I see this flag pole, I think of one thing: what an amazing…
What apocalypse movies can teach us
Apocalypse movies fascinate me. Zombies, pathogens, aliens, asteroids bound for planet earth - whatever scenario, they all seem to dance to the same tone. I especially enjoy the ones which have a definite end, a point of no return. "These Final Hours" is an Australian end of the world film,…
Decadent life
Last night I was letting the soft whispers of string instruments lull me to sleep, when a thought sprang into my mind: What an amazing time to be alive! I mean think about it, I was experiencing what just a century ago would have required an entire orchestra privately performing…
Why is the pool empty?
In Santiago it rarely rains. The sun beats down, the air is dry and warm. Perfect weather to enjoy the large glistening pool we have in the well manicured yard of our building. So why is it rarely used? I never noticed that the pool remained empty 98% of the…