He put off going to University by a series of misadventures, one of which was backpacking through Europe. Taking this overly literally resulted in staying in the house of a smuggler, sleeping rough...view moreHe put off going to University by a series of misadventures, one of which was backpacking through Europe. Taking this overly literally resulted in staying in the house of a smuggler, sleeping rough in cities and forests and taking on dangerous jobs - all of which informed A Partisan Art. Later on his journalism career was saved by the Internet and he is now a Publisher at a large media house.view less