Going It Alone
/Is independence a sign of strength?
Bikepacking in Kyushu, japan (PHoto by Melanie Chambers)
“I wanted desperately to prove I still had it — to be entirely independent and self-sufficient, a lone wolf badass living on her bike.”
— Melanie Chambers
Melanie Chambers loved traveling alone. So when she set off on a four-month solo bicycle trip through Japan and Korea, she wasn’t worried.
But almost immediately, loneliness set in.
On this episode, Melanie shares her story. It’s a story of trying to prove yourself, of discovering the limits of your independence, and of making sense of a worldview that prizes self sufficiency.
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