Open Soul, Open Road

Afoot and light-hearted I take to the open road. Walt Whitman


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Moped Sexual Assault

I love driving, but driving a moped in Bali is NOT my kind of fun.  The roads are crowded and chaotic.  I’m afraid I’m not skilled enough to handle the different road rules here.  I’m afraid of the other drivers.  I didn’t think I needed to be afraid of them touching me.  I was wrong. Continue reading


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Driving in Oz

I consider myself a good driver in the US.  I figured driving on the other side of the road wouldn’t be all that rough.  I anticipated a short adjustment period but hoped that I would be able to slip back into a comfortable familiarity. But it is so much harder to overcome the habits and muscle memory of something I’ve been doing for well over ten years.

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