Brett McKay here and welcome to another edition of the Art of Manliness

Podcast millions of young adults know what it's like to graduate from

college with student debt. For some it's a frustrating annoyance. For others it's a

worry-inducing burden. For Kendall Gunis, it was a dragon in need of slain and a pathway to adventure.

Ken is the author of Walden on Wheels, on the open road from debt to freedom.

And today on the show, he shares a story of how his quest to erase his debt led him to the Arctic Circle through the peaks and valleys of living a totally unshackled life.

Ken explains why he went to Alaska to work as a truck stop burger flipper and park ranger to pay off his student debt,

what it's like to hitchhike across the country,

how reading throws Walden got him questioning how we live our lives,

and how that inspiration led him to living in his van while attending grad school at Duke.

Along the way, Ken shares his meditations on non-conformity, engaging in romantic pursuits,

and the benefits of both deinstitutionalizing and re-institutionalizing your life.

After the show is over, check at our show notes at A-Wim.

I.S. slash Walden on Wheels. All right, Kenil Gunis, welcome to the show.

It's all.

So you know. All right, Kenil Gunis, welcome to the show.

It's awesome to be on, thank you. All right, Ken Il Gunis, welcome to the show.

It's awesome to be on, thank you.

So you had a varied and unique resume

after you graduated college.

So you moved to Alaska, and then while you're're there you cleaned a motel at a truck stop there near the Arctic Circle

you flipped burgers during the night shift at a diner at this truck stop you guided tourists, you worked as a backcountry ranger in a national park,

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