by sara dykman
So there I was, back in high school, doing what scared me most in high school: standing up in front of the class and giving a speech. Only this time, standing in front of a familiar classroom, talking to one of my favorite teachers and 20 high school students, I wasn’t scared. I [...]
Posts under ‘School Presentations’
Mar 30
Biking Home
Feb 21
Teaching through more than a presentation
by Sara Dykman
Before this trip we knew we wanted to share our experiences with school kids, but we didn’t know how it would work, if teachers would be interested, or even what exactly we would talk about. Our goal was to speak at 25 schools, and now, with 11 states to go, we have spoken [...]
Jan 01
Phew, this blog covers a lot
by Sara Dykman
It has been a few weeks since we typed up a blog or uploaded photos. We called it our “winter break” and blamed it on our lack of a computer. Finally after 9,000 miles of bumps and temperature extremes our hard drive gave up. It is a bit of shame [...]
May 15
Back to School…bike49’s first presentations
by Sara Dykman
Adventure is not just about traveling to exotic places or conquering a distant peak. Adventure is dipping your feet into anything new. When I first got excited about bike49, it was because of the adventure of biking new roads and speeding down new hills. What I didn’t know when I decided to tackle [...]
