{"id":73,"date":"2015-02-11T19:10:55","date_gmt":"2015-02-11T19:10:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gregalder.com\/yardposts\/?page_id=73"},"modified":"2017-01-10T22:00:15","modified_gmt":"2017-01-10T22:00:15","slug":"other-writings","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/gregalder.com\/yardposts\/other-writings\/","title":{"rendered":"Other Writings"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Mountain School<\/a>: Three Years Living and Learning in Lesotho. The book’s page on Amazon<\/a>. The book’s page on Goodreads<\/a>. A review of the book<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Taxi Ride<\/a> (Canopic Jar<\/em>). In Lesotho, everyone travels by mini-van taxi. Here I take you on a typical ride, which never feels typical.<\/p>\n

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The First Frontier, The Last Frontier<\/a>\u00a0(Surfing Magazine<\/em>). Why Africa remains surfing’s least-known continent. Hint: it’s not because the waves are bad.<\/p>\n

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Born to Climb<\/a>\u00a0(Public Eye Newspaper<\/em>).\u00a0An interview I did with my rock-climbing student, Lemeko Molefi.<\/p>\n

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Letter from Lesotho<\/a>\u00a0(WorldView Magazine<\/em>). When you travel you observe the locals, but when you go to live somewhere the locals observe you.<\/p>\n

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Te Pito O Te Henua<\/a>\u00a0(Surfer Magazine<\/em>).\u00a0Surf exploration with Greg Long, Rusty Long, and Jamie Sterling on Easter Island, the world’s most remote human habitation.<\/p>\n

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Tofo, Mozambique<\/a> (San Diego Reader<\/em>). A boy named Grisoldo doesn’t bother wearing clothes because he doesn’t need them in this Eden.<\/p>\n

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Isla Natividad<\/a> (Transworld SURF Magazine<\/em>). It’s an island off the Baja California peninsula that makes for a horrible camping trip. But if you like surfing . . .<\/p>\n

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The Mountain School: Three Years Living and Learning in Lesotho. The book’s page on Amazon. The book’s page on Goodreads. A review of the book. Taxi Ride (Canopic Jar). In Lesotho, everyone travels by mini-van taxi. Here I take you on a typical ride, which never feels typical. The First Frontier, The Last Frontier\u00a0(Surfing Magazine). […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"

The Mountain School<\/strong>: Three Years Living and Learning in Lesotho. The book's page on Amazon<\/a>. The book's page on Goodreads<\/a>. A review of the book<\/a>. And my blog that turned into this book<\/a>.<\/p>

Taxi Ride<\/a> (<\/span>Canopic Jar<\/em>). In Lesotho, everyone travels by mini-van taxi. Here I take you on a typical ride, which never feels typical.<\/span><\/p>

The First Frontier, The Last Frontier<\/a>\u00a0(Surfing Magazine<\/em>). Why Africa remains surfing's least-known continent. Hint: it's not because the waves are bad.<\/p>

Born to Climb<\/a>\u00a0(Public Eye Newspaper<\/em>).\u00a0An interview I did with my rock-climbing student, Lemeko Molefi.<\/p>

Letter from Lesotho<\/a>\u00a0(WorldView Magazine<\/em>). When you travel you observe the locals, but when you go to live somewhere the locals observe you.<\/p>

Te Pito O Te Henua<\/a>\u00a0(Surfer Magazine<\/em>).\u00a0Surf exploration with Greg Long, Rusty Long, and Jamie Sterling on Easter Island, the world's most remote human habitation.<\/p>

Tofo, Mozambique<\/a> (San Diego Reader<\/em>). A boy named Grisoldo doesn't wear clothes because he doesn't need them. Everything from warmth to fun to food is provided for you naturally in this Eden.<\/p>

Isla Natividad<\/a> (Transworld SURF Magazine<\/em>). It's an island off the Baja California peninsula that makes for a horrible camping trip. But if you like surfing . . .<\/p>","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-73","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"\nOther Writings - Greg Alder's Yard Posts: Southern California food gardening<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/gregalder.com\/yardposts\/other-writings\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Other Writings - Greg Alder's Yard Posts: Southern California food gardening\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Mountain School: Three Years Living and Learning in Lesotho. The book's page on Amazon. The book's page on Goodreads. 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