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