This is a developing story as the humanitarian crises in Afghanistan and Haiti intensify. Here’s what I know so far regarding the State of Georgia (where I live), with opportunities to help close to home […]
Tag: refugees
Can You Help? UPDATED
UPDATE: This goal was met. Thank you for your generosity! Hi. Last fall, and again recently, I taught numerous Pedal Power with Pattie classes (thanks to your purchase of my book) to two girls who […]
Carpe Diem
My recent bike students were from Venezuela; the Democratic Republic of Congo (via a refugee camp in Uganda, where I was supposed to be right now); and Liberia (via a refugee camp in Guinea). See […]
Crossing a New Bridge in the USA
I was in the Metro-Atlanta city of Clarkston, Georgia (a city that serves as a resettlement location for refugees-of-war and is the most diverse square mile in the USA) when the news came out yesterday […]
Meet Darlene
Over the last couple of years, I’ve noticed an interesting trend. I run into people I know (or used to know) as I cover protests while Traveling at the Speed of Bike. Not long after, […]
Forgiveness
I was riding Attica from here to there in the most diverse square mile in the USA the other day, where refugees-of-war carry the weight of atrocities as I pass them with my little smile […]
Exciting debut of new red bike bell
Hey, it’s the little things, right? But actually, this bike bell is fairly important (and this bike didn’t have one yet). It is etiquette to give audible signal when passing someone via bike on a […]
Most diverse square mile in USA
I get to spend two mornings a week for the next three months in Clarkston, Georgia — the most diverse square mile in the USA, with refugees resettled from something like 50 countries. I’ve spent […]
