Reflections

I've been putting it off for a while, but I'm now quite settled in Singapore, so I suppose it's appropriate I finally get around to writing this.

I just want to share a few of the lessons I learned during my trip.

1. Two weeks is about my limit for a bike trip. After the two week mark my enjoyment started to go down and I started really wanting to get back to civilization. Of course now I want to go out biking again, but next time I will definitely limit it to at most two weeks.

2. I'm very dependent on other people for happiness. The trip became a lot more enjoyable, albeit different, when I was travelling with people rather than alone. I certainly learned a lot about myself and I'm glad for the time I had alone, but for my next trip I definitely want to bring at least one other person with me.

3. A lot about bikes! I went into the trip having never had to change a tire. Several tire changes and other bike experiences later, I know a lot more! I feel far more confident about biking distances and being able to take care of my bike. This means I'll be bringing my bike to school and will be hopefully using it quite a lot!

4. While biking is good for travel, I definitely enjoy running more as a form of exercise. Having more experience though, I might consider triathlons if I ever get into swimming.

That's about it! I expect I'll be doing another trip in the future, but certainly not until I get back to the states, and then it would have to only be a weekend or so until summer.

Thanks for reading!
-Amos