Due to a lack of consistent Internet connectivity, I’m
posting this a bit late.
This [past] week, an adventure to a familiar sight, a trek
to the Romanesque town in the Rhineland and to a colonial era summer retreat palace,
and the goodbye to our home for the past three weeks have been highlighted by
our efficient (and personally very therapeutic) mode of transportation, our
bicycles.
I have a great deal of experiencing of biking under my belt,
going back to my younger days as a Boy Scout, being able to participate in the
Guide Dog Foundation’s annual Bike-a-thon and riding two times in the New York
City “5-Boro Bike Tour.” From this
background, the thought of traveling daily on a bicycle gives me a great deal
of joy and comfort. The bicycle is truly
a wonder of human intuition and engineering, and heck, people just love them; I
mean there’s a we have songs and films and organizations and events, all just
for bikes!
In our group’s stay in Heidelberg, the bicycle was your mode
of transportation, and provided a wonderful chances to absorb all that is this
beautiful country. Every morning on the
way to and from class, I was able to reflect on my day while enjoying the
sunshine twinkling on the Neckar. We
also traveled long distances to see many other sights, such as Mannheim,
Speyer, and Schwetzingen, with the view on every ride compounding in
beauty. Experiences such as these can
truly open your eyes to personal truths and insights otherwise left
undiscovered. This leaves a little part of yourself and a life that you could
be living lost in the ether. I know that
I would not have been as acclimated and adjusted to the life I am living right
now in Germany, and I believe that all that I’ve seen on my bicycle here in
Deutschland has allowed me to develop my sense of belonging in the world, and
this will carry into my daily living once we return to our home, and then in
the future wherever my home my be.
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