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Following my incredible experience at the Paralympics, and my over month long stay in Paris, I began riding again to the end of Europe and towards Africa on Sunday, September 8th. I set off from Le Peloton Cafe in Paris, where I had graciously been allowed to store my bike during my time in Paris,…

Hi everyone, apologies for my long breaks between posts on the blog. But, I wanted to officially share here that I finished my ride across Europe (from Finland to Portugal), and I’m now back at home in New Mexico, USA and celebrated the holidays with my family. After some of the toughest last days of…

“I would say the worst thing, at least in my point of view, is that people who live in institutions, they don’t decide anymore what they do… it may be a building with a big fence around it, and they can only go out if someone from the institution agrees to go out, they have…

There are two key driving motivations for my journey: 1) My personal desire to explore, see more of the world, have a big adventure, and learn more about myself in the process; and 2) My hope to make a small but tangible positive impact with my trip by sharing meaningful stories, and supporting organizations fighting…

It’s a pleasure to announce my new fundraising campaign for Achilles International for this next section of my big ride. Achilles International is an organization dedicated to making sport and exercise more inclusive for people with all kinds of disabilities, breaking down barriers to athletic participation, and empowering people across the disability spectrum to celebrate…

In honor of the final days of my official fundraising campaign for the European Network on Independent Living (ENIL), I wanted to share some personal reflections I’ve had about how my journey is connected with the ideals and principles of independent living. Through partnering with and riding for ENIL, I’ve learned so much about the…

“It shows how ableist our society really is that it’s not obvious that everyone deserves to live independently… we would all be outraged if they would put people that were not disabled into institutions… for us it’s such a huge thing our independence, our lives, our livelihoods, where we live, who we live with… but…

I’m very excited to share my official fundraising page supporting the European Network on Independent Living (ENIL) as part of my trip! A huge part of my mission with my bike trip from Helsinki to Cape Town is to raise money and promote amazing organizations fighting for the equal human rights of people with disabilities…