Nicholas Bradford

Bradford is an upbeat and adaptable traveler with a passion for people, stories, the outdoors, and learning. He holds a degree in Asian Studies and in English with an emphasis in Creative Writing. He is a trained and certified Emergency Medical Technician and Wilderness First Responder.

Bradford has spent more than seven years in Asia, living in India, Cambodia, and Japan, and traveling through much of the region. Doing so has led to a wide range of learning experiences and lifelong international connections. In his work and personal travels, he has spent around a year in various areas of Nepal, and around half a year in Indonesia, engaged in the languages, the culture, local life, and the wealth of varied outdoor environments in both countries. Additionally, while in Asia, he has worked as an English teacher, as part of the communications team for an NGO and its award-winning sister social enterprise, and as an instructor and leader for various international education trips. He is currently working on a compilation of short biographies of individuals from around the world and learning about permaculture principals by working on small farms in Asia and the US.

In the United States, he has worked in a range of environments: on an ambulance, assisting with refugee resettlement casework, as a college-level instructor in English Composition, and teaching a class focused on cross-cultural adjustment and the US higher education system while advising international students. He has also led Dragons courses in the southwest of the country, focused on land, especially the Colorado River Basin, and on learning from several Native American communities.

His recent focus has been on exploring new ways of expanding and enriching individuals’ internal worlds through cultural exchange. He also loves sharing tea traditions and gratitude. He is thrilled to be a part of the transformative space that that Where There Be Dragons participants experience on their
journeys.