When people say they’ll pursue something to the ends of the earth, it’s usually hyperbole. Not so when you’re talking to Andrea. She learned to ride a bike as an adult and loved it so much she decided to ride thousands of miles to the tip of South America. She is hoping to reach Ushuaia, also known as the end of the world.
Andrea Molina was born and raised in El Salvador and has lived in Washington, D.C. for the past decade, where she served her community as a bilingual educator, a language justice practitioner, and an advocate for workers rights. She hopes to inspire people to take up biking and enjoy the outdoors.
- A Salvadoran in Maine
- Having to prove your Salvaroranness to other Salvadorans
- Learning to ride a bike as an adult
- Bikes as public transportation
- The riding bug
- Let’s just ride to the end of the world
- Loneliness during quarantine even in the outdoors
- Lack of community as a nomad
- Planning bike routes with BikePacking.com
- Surly Bikes coming through to sponsor Andrea’s journey
- Taking precautions for the dangers of traveling through the Americas
- Meeting a lot of kind people
- PTSD from growing up in high crime areas
- Food is heavy! Carrying everything on your bike
- Learning to travel light
- Missing home on the road
- Don’t romanticize the life of a traveler
Show resources:
- Andrea’s Instagram
- Capital Bike Share – DC Public Bike Rentals
- Citi Bikes – NYC Public Bike Rentals
- BikePacking.com for bike routes and community
- Andrea Molina in the Surly Bike Blog
- Paola Rendoro’s Instagram
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