Hello, my name is Josh.
Gornergrat Ridge in Switzerland, July 2014
I am a 15 year old from Austin, Texas. I love the outdoors, where I can go hiking, mountain biking, running, and skiing.
I also enjoy traveling very much, because it offers me perspectives on different ways of life and allows me to meet people who live very different lives from my own. There is something unexplainable that just makes me love the amazing differences and diversity of humans all over the world. I’m excited to pursue two exciting immersion programs over the next year. This summer, I studied Persian in Tajikistan with the U.S. State Department’s National Language Security Initiative for Youth program. And for my 10th grade year, I am currently my school’s representative for an exchange program in Osaka, Japan.
I first became interested in politics during the 2020 election cycle, when I was obsessed with looking at all of the maps and predictions for the election to come, and I also became very interested in the laws and policies that decide how we live. Specifically, I am fascinated by city planning and public transportation, as well as airports. I have always loved planes and airports, but until recently I never knew how much it took to run the industry. I love learning about complex things, such as how airports are run.
Recently, I have also developed an interest in foreign policy, and currently, my dream job is to go into the foreign service.
The purpose of this website is to compile all of my writing into one place, and to give me a place where I can put my future writing.
My family’s annual holiday cards feature me running in various places around the world. Everyone looks forward to receiving our card to see where I’ve run that year.
Madison, Wisconsin April 2010
Kiawah Island, South Carolina June 2011
Park City, Utah June 2012
Austin, Texas April 2013
Zermatt, Switzerland July 2014
The Great Wall, Badaling, China July 2015
Steamboat Springs, Colorado March 2016
Sun Valley, Idaho June 2017
Bondi Beach, Australia August 2018
Teotihuacán, Mexico November 2019
Austin, Texas June 2020
Kiawah Island, South Carolina July 2021
Santorini, Greece October 2022
Ahnd Atoll, Federated States of Micronesia March 2023
I’ve flown over 387,000 miles, which is the equivalent of 15 times around the earth! Here are some highlights from my international travels.
Besozzo, Italy
Duomo di Milano, Italy
Lugano, Switzerland
Dobbiaco, Italy
Hiking near Dobbiaco, Italy
Hiking in the Dolomites
Tre Cime di Lavaredo, Italy
Inn River, Innsbruck, Austria
Innsbruck, Austria
Zermatt, Switzerland
Gornergrat Ridge near Zermatt, Switzerland
Main River in Frankfurt, Germany
Temple of Earth Park, Beijing, China
Forbidden City, Beijing, China
Olympic Stadium, Beijing, China
Final "show" of summer program in Beijing, China
Eiffel Tower, Paris, France
Pastry shop in Paris, France
The Louvre, Paris, France
Arc de Triomphe, Paris, France
Cathédrale Notre-Dame, Paris, France
Lech River in Lech, Austria
Lech, Austria
Powder skiing in Lech, Austria
The Golden Pavilion, Kyoto, Japan
Torii Gates of Fushimi Inari Shrine, Kyoto, Japan
Fushimi Inari Shrine, Kyoto, Japan
Imperial Palace Grounds, Kyoto, Japan
Imperial Palace Guard, Seoul, South Korea
Imperial Palace, Seoul, South Korea
Sydney, Australia
Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
Templo Mayor Ruins in Mexico City, Mexico
National Museum of Anthropology, Mexico City, Mexico
Ruins of Teotihuacán, Mexico
Vaduz, Liechtenstein
Lech, Austria
Ruins of Akrotiri, Santorini, Greece
Prophet Elias Monastery, Santorini, Greece
Oia, Santorini, Greece
Panathenaic Stadium, Athens, Greece
The Acropolis, Athens, Greece
Mt. Fuji, Japan
Village of Hirafu, Japan
Skiing in Niseko, Japan
Canal of Otaru, Japan
Isezushi in Otaru, Japan
Beginning of our Island Hopper trip taking off from Honolulu, Hawaii
Majuro Atoll, Republic of the Marshall Islands
Ahnd Atoll, Federated States of Micronesia
Kepirohi Waterfall, Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia
Piti War Guns in Guam, Unincorporated Territory of the USA
Last Japanese Command Post in Saipan, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
Cherry Blossoms in Tokyo, Japan