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Will Draffin

Howdy Howdy! Excited to share life's adventures

Note: To prepare for moving abroad, I am transitioning conversations away from my US phone number, and staying on top of my other digital platforms - See About Me



2024 Adventures

Just a taste of what I’ve been up to!

  • January - Mexico - Combined a group New Years adventure, with work, and a phenominal wedding party!
  • February - Australia - Work trip to prepare for Powerwall 3 market launch! Also attended a wonderful wedding, the first full tennis match I’ve watched live (Australian Open Final), a very cool arts festival, and plenty of nature!
  • March - “Normal Life” (for some definition), with a few trips, cool visitors, and lots of work in the SF bay area
  • April - Lost my job at Tesla - Initially quite a shock, but turned into a great moment for reflection and an opportunity to focus on other parts of my life, starting with diving deep into Climate Week.
  • May - Festivals! - Without work, I connected deeply with myself and a few cool thoughtful festivals, and took some extra time away in the woods.
  • June & July - Bay Area - Connected more deeply with friends around SF :)
  • August - Decided to move out of the SF bay area!
  • Late August - Burning Man! - What an amazing adventure! I helped my camp provide stability, cold veggies, and hot noodle soup. I also dove deep with Playa Tea to setup two elaborate tea houses in the desert, and a few support camps!
  • Early September - Los Angeles for RE+ Energy conference, kick starting my decision making process to determine where to get a job in 2025!
  • Late September - Amazinggg friend’s wedding in Italy
  • Early October - Bouncing around Europe (Munich, Barcelona, Paris, Netherlands, Switzerland) - Visiting friends, considering which cities would be compelling places to move, and connecting with a few companies.
  • Late October - Goodbye to the SF Bay area 😢
  • November - Cross Country road trip! Vegas, Arizona, Texas, Georgia, Carolinas! Focus on Atlanta for GaTech 10 year grad school reunion!
  • December - NorthEast road trip :) Philly, NYC, Boston and of course family in Maryland!

Coming up next

  • Dec 6 - Dec 20 : Road Trip around the Northeast US (Virginia, Maryland, Philly, Jersey, NYC, Providence, Boston)
  • Dec 21 - Dec 28 : Washington DC for Winter Break :)
  • New Years - Open to suggestions!
  • 2025 January & February - China 🇨🇳
  • 2025 March & April - TBD
  • If things go well, I’ll stay in China for the next few Years
  • If Asia works out well, but not China, I’ll likely go to Korea/Japan/Singapore
  • If Asia doesn’t work out, I’ll go to Europe
  • 2025 May - Consider visiting US to prepare my assets and see some friends
  • 2025 June - Intend to be a full time, working adult, with a lease and quasi-permanent residence in another country!

More detail on Calendar