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ASPIRATION (NOUN):

1. a strong desire, goal, longing, or objective. (www.dictioanry.com)

I’m a high school teacher. I teach English online; my students vary from the bright and focused leaders of tomorrow to the anxious kid who is scared of classrooms, teachers and the world in general.

I’m probably much more a ‘learner’ than a teacher, however. And I’ve also just had a milestone birthday which reminds me of how much I still need to learn about the world.

Age is only a number, I know…I know. Anyway, a milestone birthday deserves a milestone adventure. So a bike across Canada seems the logical challenge. As a teacher, I have the luxury of having two entire months off over summer. Thus the 8,000km trip fits in nicely. If I can average about 130km /day, I should be able to turn up for the first day of school in September.




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