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Travel Diaries
When a Man Touches You While Bikepacking
Diary entry from March 6th, 2024, post New Zealand/Australia bike tour/adventure. I’m very used to meeting older men on the trail. Often perplexed by seeing a single woman alone on the road with a maximalist bikepacking setup, furiously or happily pedaling to and fro, men in their 40s, 50s, 60s and 70s frequently marvel a…
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A Story of Platonic Love
“If you were a man, we would probably be married” ——— In the summer of 2023, I was pulled into a cross USA supported bike tour through a nonprofit, the Ulman Foundation, to raise money for young adults fighting cancer. I had already completed two solo bike tours prior to this one, and quite frankly,…
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Grappling With Post-Bike Tour Depression
Diary entry from February 2024, post New Zealand bike tour. I cried today. What was a great start to the morning- waking up at 7, making my coffee and oatmeal, FaceTiming my best friend from back home, getting a lot of work done at the pride center with a chai latte and croissant to make…
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Existential Overwhelm- The Pain of Not Being Able to Live it All
An adapted Instagram diary entry from December 23rd, 2023, from my New Zealand Bike tour. I’ve been tired and depressed these last two days of biking Across New Zealand. Traveling frequently fills me with dread, anxiety, and remorse, but I haven’t quite been able to explain why until now: “I can never read all the…
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Bicycle Touring’s Impact on Body Image
An adapted Instagram diary entry from January 9th, 2024, from my New Zealand Bike tour. Today I realized I loved my body. I pedaled a total of 130km from Lake Rotorua to Kaiteriteri so I could make it to Abel Tasman a bit earlier, and perhaps, to Nelson too. My legs were tired. Each hill…
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I Hate This Place
An adapted Instagram diary entry from February 3rd, 2024, from my New Zealand Bike tour. “Why did you decide to bike across New Zealand?” I’ve given my socially acceptable answer to this question for a while now. “Because it’s summer over here which makes it easier to travel.” “Because Jima and I wanted to travel…
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