About The Southern Australian
2026-06-08
The beginning of a personal site about fatherhood, family, movement, culture, and the strange feeling of watching countries change while trying to raise four boys well.Continue Reading
Why I Left America
2026-06-08
Leaving America was not one dramatic moment. It was a slow loss of confidence in the idea that ordinary families could still build a stable life there.Continue Reading
Leaving Los Angeles After Starting a Family
2026-06-08
Los Angeles gave us our first son and the beginning of our family, but it also forced the question every parent eventually asks: is this where we want our children to grow up?Continue Reading
Seattle and the Breaking Point
2026-06-08
Seattle showed me what happens when a beautiful city loses confidence in basic public order and asks ordinary families to call it compassion.Continue Reading
Germany: The Country That Changed Before My Eyes
2026-06-08
Germany taught me that countries can change quickly, and that a person can admire a place while still admitting that it no longer feels like the place he arrived in.Continue Reading
Canada Was Not the Safe Reset I Expected
2026-06-08
Canada looked like the sensible reset: polite, stable, safe, and familiar. Living there taught me that reputation can lag behind reality.Continue Reading
Australia: Beautiful, Familiar, and Starting to Shift
2026-06-08
Australia has given my family space, beauty, and relief, but after more than four years here I can feel the same question rising again: how long can it remain itself?Continue Reading