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We filed for 501.c 3 status
Nine months ago we filed the paperwork to register the Finn Wardman World Explorer Fund as a charity in Bermuda. We worked with the Bermuda Community Foundation. They
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The biggest
dream wins.
One grant. $10,000. We're funding the most ambitious plan we receive — travel, sport, or vocation. Not the safest. Not the most sensible. The one that keeps you in the field the longest, doing something that changes the shape of your life.
Write us the plan. The panel picks the best one. You go.
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Grant recipient Jediah — first week in Mexico
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What a $10,000 adventure grant actually buys you
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Freeride skiing Verbier — in memory of Finn
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How to apply — 3 things the panel actually looks for
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Amélie's Arabic — 90 days, zero prior experience
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The Routeburn Track in 60 seconds
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Why we fund vocational dreams too
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The fund turns two — what we learned
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Notes from the Field
Field Notes
A Sample Vipassana Reset Budget
Someone wrote in last week and asked this question: "If I apply for the Vipassana Reset, what does the actual trip look like, and how much does
Field Notes
Make Your Trip to Europe Last Longer Using Couchsurfing
What Couchsurfing Actually Is Couchsurfing is exactly what it sounds like. You create a profile, search for hosts in the city you're heading to, send them
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From Cape Town to Garbicz: A Finn Wardman Grantee's First European Tour
An interview with World Explorer Fund grantee Blackish Muzic One of our partners in South Africa is Bridges for Music. They're a nonprofit music academy based
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The Vipassana Reset
A Spiritual Reset Bursary for Young Adults — Through the Finn Wardman World Explorer Fund The Finn Wardman World Explorer Fund is offering what is likely one of the
Field Notes
Vipassana: 10 Days of Silence in India — Part 7: Ground Zero
(Due to the nature of this post, I have changed names to protect the persons involved.) Wow, I made it to Day 9 and the end was in
Field Notes
Vipassana: 10 Days of Silence in India — Part 6: Days 7 and 8
Due to the explicit nature of this post, I have changed names to protect the persons involved. At the time of his death Finn had a best friend,
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Vipassana: 10 Days of Silence in India — Part 5: Snot Through a Plinko Board
By Day 6, I was getting into the groove of meditation. We all were. They were still gruelling days to be sure, but the main group meditations were
Field Notes
This might be the most insane thing I've ever done
So this post just went live on Linkedin... Let's see where all this goes. Easter used to mean my son, Finn, being home for spring break,
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Vipassana: 10 Days of Silence in India — Part 4: The One Who Observes, Day 5
During the first morning's group meditation on Day 5, I was about 30 minutes in. The girdle of liquid fire wasn't completely on fire
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Vipassana: 10 Days of Silence in India — Part 3: The Girdle of Liquid Fire, Day 4
Continued vipassana post. Why am I posting this as a series? Because it's really long, and also, because frankly I think every human on the planet
Field Notes
Vipassana: 10 Days of Silence in India — Part 2: The Tree Frog and Days 1–3
This post is about days 1 through 3 in an Indian ashram, 10 day silent vipassana retreat. These notes were written the first day of getting out of