The Bicycles Impact on South America, a Dyslexic Perspective:
Peru to Brazil via Chile, Argentina and Uruguay. All on two wheels!

My frustrations with dyslexia have always been alleviated when I hop on my bike. What better way to learn about cultures and languages than a total immersion in both during a ten-month bicycle tour of South America. While cycling from Peru through Chile, Argentina, Uruguay and Brazil I will engage with local communities to better understand what impacts cycling has on them. This trip will be a culmination of my personal struggles with language and my personal obsession with environmentally friendly travel via bicycle.

This trip has been funded by a generous donation called the Adventure Learning Grant. This grant has been made posible by Fairhaven College at Western Washington University in Bellingham Washington. Special thanks go out to Will at Fanatic Bike Co., Chris and Erica at Back Country Essentials, Kyle Morris at the Hub Community Bike Shop, Gary and crew at Montlake Bicycle Shop and Kevin at Patagonia. Check out http://myweb.students.wwu.edu/minckt for a little recap of my grant.

Due to a personal distain toward technology, a digital camera will not be used on this trip. I feel that we encounter enough 'screens' in life, and that these screens can keep us from enjoying what is truely important. This blog will have short updates about my travels. Prints will be available at the above shops and Fairhaven College Office. Get away from this screen now!

Profile Photo Credit: studio404photography.com

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