Jake Kaida sponsors his way across the land as a farmhand, natural chef, organic gardener, bartender, landscape artist, writing instructor and mentor to at-risk youth. In Blue Collar Nomad we have selected a compendium of his finest North American travel and place-based pieces, which he composed between 23-35 years of age. These atmospheric narratives blend genuine working class ethics with jazzy intuitive language in order to rouse hidden emotions and knead spiritual nerves within the reader’s psyche. Blue Collar Nomad explores gritty urban areas, eclectic towns, and isolated geographical landscapes while presenting meaningful dialogues between the author and those citizens who have been misplaced or forgotten by mainstream society. This book stirs it readers to get out there and be with the land and its people, beyond the stifling shadows of institutions and technology, in order to deeply feel the world outside and within for themselves.