Dreamer

DREAMER

One item on my bucket list is to motorcycle around the world (RTW). I’d love to share special education knowledge and skills with educators and families so they can continue to help their children thrive and exceed expectations in all aspects of life – school, work, and play!

My dreams of a RTW trip were first inspired by the writings of Ted Simon, who I’ve met twice. He first circumnavigated the world on a motorcycle in 1973. And then repeated his trip at the age of 70, reconnecting with many of the people he met 27 years earlier. He is generally credited as the father of the motorcycle travelogue genre. His Foundation supports and continues to encourage adventure travelers to share their experiences through writing, film and photography. Maybe, someday I will.

Partial list of travelogue book read and recommended….

A Walk in the Woods – Bill Bryson
An Arabian Journey – Levison Wood
Arabian Sands – Wilfred Thesiger
Chasing Dreamtime – Neva Sullaway
Conversations with a Motorcycle – Jack Riepe
Dreaming of Jupiter – Ted Simon
Ghost Rider – Neil Peart
Ghost Train to the Eastern Star – Paul Theroux
Great American Motorcycle Tours – Gary McKechnie
Jupiters Travels – Ted Simon
Lone Rider – Elspeth Beard
Long Way Down – Ewan McGregor and Charlie Boorman
Long Way Round – Ewan McGregor and Charlie Boorman
Man in Motion – Rick Hansen
Motorcycle Messengers – Jeremy Kroeker
Motorcycle Therapy – Jeremy Kroeker

No Room for Watermelon’s- Ron and Lynne Fellowes
One Man Caravan – Robert Edison Fulton Jr.
One More Day Everywhere – Glenn Heggstad
Race to the Dakar – Charlie Boorman
Riding High – Ted Simon
Riding Man – Mark Gardiner
Riding with Rilke – Ted Bishop
Running with the Moon – Jonny Bealby
The Motorcycle Diaries – Che Guevara Studies Center
The Pillars of Hercules – Paul Theroux
Tracks and Horizons – Carlos A. Caggiani
Two Butts on a Bike – Rick and Christine Gorsline
Under Asian Skies – Sam Manicom
Zen and Now – Mark Richardson
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance – Robert M. Pirsig

Partial list of travelogue book read….

A Walk in the Woods – Bill Bryson
An Arabian Journey – Levison Wood
Arabian Sands – Wilfred Thesiger
Chasing Dreamtime – Neva Sullaway
Conversations with a Motorcycle – Jack Riepe
Dreaming of Jupiter – Ted Simon
Ghost Rider – Neil Peart
Ghost Train to the Eastern Star – Paul Theroux
Great American Motorcycle Tours – Gary McKechnie
Jupiters Travels – Ted Simon
Lone Rider – Elspeth Beard
Long Way Down – Ewan McGregor and Charlie Boorman
Long Way Round – Ewan McGregor and Charlie Boorman
Man in Motion – Rick Hansen
Motorcycle Messengers – Jeremy Kroeker
Motorcycle Therapy – Jeremy Kroeker

No Room for Watermelon’s- Ron and Lynne Fellowes
One Man Caravan – Robert Edison Fulton Jr.
One More Day Everywhere – Glenn Heggstad
Race to the Dakar – Charlie Boorman
Riding High – Ted Simon
Riding Man – Mark Gardiner
Riding with Rilke – Ted Bishop
Running with the Moon – Jonny Bealby
The Motorcycle Diaries – Che Guevara Studies Center
The Pillars of Hercules – Paul Theroux
Tracks and Horizons – Carlos A. Caggiani
Two Butts on a Bike – Rick and Christine Gorsline
Under Asian Skies – Sam Manicom
Zen and Now – Mark Richardson
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance – Robert M. Pirsig

Achiever

I love my family – raising two daughters to be as strong, fearless and adventurous as their mother…

I love work – probably obvious by now…writing, speaking and advancing education brings me joy!

I love motorcycle camping – 12 national parks, two rides to Canada, one ride from Phoenix, AZ to Washington, DC…

I love travel – 15 countries and counting…

“My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style.” – Maya Angelou