The Dirtbags Guide To Life - Tim Mathis

Forget the quarter-acre dream. Sleep in the bush: 

A conversation with author Tim Mathis.

It’s possible to spend your whole life wishing you could find time in your work schedule to live big dreams like walking Te Araroa or spending a year traveling in the Himalaya. 

But what if you should be thinking in exactly the opposite terms? What if you’d be better off to drop everything and live those dreams now, so you can figure out how to build the life that you actually want?

Adventure and exploration are deep-seeded instincts, and some of the most fun you can have as a human. They’re the reason that pilgrimage traditions bubble up in every culture, and the source of new connections with the people around us and the environment we live in. However, they’re also activities that are often viewed as frivolous, or even irresponsible. What’s possible though–for you and the world–when you embrace the value of time spent sleeping in the dirt or crashing on distant relatives' couches in Europe? 

Tim Mathis is a Nelson-based author who’s written two books on the subject: a new collection of travel stories called What Happens If You Keep Going? and the recently updated indie hit The Dirtbag’s Guide to Life: Eternal Truth for Hiker Trash, Ski Bums, and Vagabonds.