I needed some extra credits and I found an Anthropology class on Sub-Saharan Africa that looked really interesting plus I thought it would give me a better insight into other countries in Africa, so I decided to give it a go. It seems my professor shares the same views as us since she spent much of...

Below are recent articles about Cycle for Understanding from Kenyan Newspapers, WashU Student Life, and Skidmore College. Check it out! bikes.pdf (115,7 kB) TheNation.png (736...

They did it! Aaron and Eric biked into Nairobi on August 20th after 70 days and 5000 kilometers.

Tomorrow, August 20th, Eric and Aaron will ride the last 70 kilometers into Nairobi, Kenya, completing the 2x2 Bike Ride.  The cyclists have endured 70 days of grueling conditions, covered nearly 5000 kilometers, and crossed 5 international borders.  Over the next few days they will be...

July 27, Day 46: Our morning in Mchinji was a bit slow. Eric and I had been forced to share a relatively uncomfortable bed, and Eric had been up much of the night shaking- apparantly sick. I got up early to take care of some business such as finding a way to withdraw money,which turned out to be...

July 26th, Day 45: Today was definitely the longest day of the trip, and one of the most physically and mentally challenging days of my life. We woke up at around 6am to wind blowing the tent all over the place, constantly changing directions and speeds. It seems like we never get a break with...

July 25th, Day 44: Today we woke up early once again because we had an interview with Radio Explorer in Petauke scheduled for 830am. It was a pretty fun interview because we were able to discuss a number of issues and go into detail about our journey and what we are hoping to accomplish. That is...

July 24, Day 43: We were a bit disappointed when we woke up only the find that all of our clothes were still soaking wet despite the fact that the "laundry lady" had assured us they would be ready for an early departure. However, since we had several hours to kill while we waited for the clothes to...

July 23rd, Day 42: The sun came up and we got to see our surroundings for the first time. Unbeknownst to us, since we had arrived in the dark, was that we were situated directly on the banks of the Luanga river. The woman who lived there pointed across and told us that if we were brave enough to...

July 22nd, Day 41:   "Dont worry, your mother is cooking Nshima," said Lameck as we packed up our tent and got ready for another long day of bicycling; fortunately for us, we had Lameck's wife to cook us another round of Nshima with a side of vegetables. Nothing like some home cooked Nshima to...