“I highly recommend anyone out there who wants to step outside of themselves and try something new! To see a finish line! To put a pause on their life & worries and embark a journey. To have a story to tell your kids someday. To prove to yourself that you can do anything. Like, 714miles? Seems impossible. This is for someone who also wants to discover the world, in 2 weeks, on a budget, (in this way, on a bike lol). You WILL discover parts of yourself. Even before the trip, my personal mindset was never “I cant do it”, it was just a matter of “shit, 14 days tho?!” lol. I think that was the hardest, it just felt like it wasn’t going to end haha. It truly was an outer body experience I’d never forget. Lots of emotions u feel: happy, liberated, strong, and yet scared and drained….every day was different. Being on the road was a whole metaphor….sooo many lessons, if you’re paying attention, if that third eye is open lol. Keeping your head down, not worrying about the finish line..definitely will teach you how much mental toughness you actually have. If u lack self motivation, or if u don’t really quite believe in yourself, this trip will put that to the test. It will bring it out of you, you have no other options but to! You have to do a lot of self talks. I just learned that there’s people out there who thinks talking to yourself is weird, bruh, not me…this also could be the jumpstart to learning how to have some “self realizations/reflections” and actually doing something about what u find. To start the healing, re-wiring. Most times on the road, it’s just you. Lots of time to think about your life, your family, where you are, where you want to go. When we made it to the finish line, it was such…I can’t even put it into words how it felt. It really feels like you can do THE IMPOSSIBLE. To also know that you inspired people along the way (through social media and the strangers we met along the way, whom you’re never going to see again), that they can do this too, is priceless. Even if u can’t finish, you tried! “Trying”: the first step needed to do anything! Where I, too, have trouble with sometimes. Some years has past since the trip, and yes, there was times to where I completely forgot I did the trip. It’s now the thing I talk about when someone asks me “what’s the craziest wildest thing you’ve ever done?” ….In low mental moments, I have to remind myself what I accomplished. I accomplished something most people will never be able to do. And THAT, my dear, will always have u a step ahead, you did that shit. You the shit! Zone in on that power! Feels good to be a superhero lol. I’m definitely not perfect, I’m still learning, ever evolving, still slick procrastinating on shit I think isn’t perfect or just not putting in action yet, this trip can be the reminder to say, “fuck that shit, is this harder than the trip u did? No? Ok, well JUST DO IT. U GOT THIS.” Super grateful for this experience, and the people who helped along the journey. I never felt that level of humanity before. This will forever stay with me. 🤎”

– Vivian, 29