Big World | Small Sasha

I’m Sasha. I spent most of my adult life traveling around the world, usually on a budget of $300-500 per month. I traveled continuously, without coming back to a specific job or place to call home. I learned to view the entire world as my home, and the entire human species as my family. At some point, I took an interest in global problems (climate change, waste, pollution, inequality, etc.) and by chance, I got a degree of International and Global Studies from the University of Sydney in Australia.

This combination of learning about global problems (and how humans are failing to solve them) from an institution mixed with my feet-on-the-ground experience of backpacking the world gave me a unique viewpoint, which I decided to share in a book called “Big World Small Sasha.” I also wanted to share my story, to reveal a detailed and honest account of a Russian immigrant in the US growing up to face the rest of the world, and to explain what it takes to travel indefinitely without being a “digital nomad” or having much of a safety net.

I spent the last few years living in the north of Spain, writing, editing, formatting, and designing this book. For breaks, I walked across the Pyrenees Mountains and spent the summer seasons working as a divemaster. It took a lot of work and many years to complete this book, but I am very pleased to announce that it is finally out- bigworldsmallsasha.com/book

And you can read it for free!

I believe that if you think something is important, you should want to share it, not only sell it.
Unfortunately, I cannot afford to give out physical copies for free, so those you can buy, if you wish.