Trains, Bicycles, and Boxes – A Move for My Heart

So where the heck are you these days bro?

Since I headed off to NT and travelled for what seemed like a short period (3 months isn’t short) exploring my heart, mind, and soul. It all started with an innocent trip to the Blue Mountains to meet a friend – someone I was totally drawn to – who was throwing a doof party up there (exactly on my birthday).

3 months ago .. no wait 4 months now …

It’s amazing for me to look back on that trip as this tipping point for me. As this movement in my heart and soul to something new and different.

As of March, I finally got in contact with my biological mother – Cathy – which has been an amazingly raw, true, reconnecting, and amazing experience. She’s a pretty special person to me and as we talk more and more I feel that I am reconnecting with a part of my life that was lost – Quint Lee Jahraus. It’s tough to explain the experience of being adopted and not knowing your biological mother – where you come from – who you were a product of – but now all these things are coming together for me. Deep inside.

Sponsor Me to Empower Youth

The Otesha Project (Australia) are setting up another two bicycle tours this year to ride around regional areas of Australia. Each group consists of about 15 – 20 participants and gather together performing a comical theatrical performance and workshops that help youth feel empowered to make small changes that will have massive impacts in the world! We target youth from year 7+ and engage them around environmental and social justice issues – moving them towards considering more sustainable consumption patterns.

Now I need your help! We are trying to fundraise money so that we can pay for the entire program and I’ll be riding along too (since I’ve been volunteering most of my time and getting paid very little I thought it was appropriate to ask people for some help). If you have a few bucks lying around and think you could donate it only takes a second. Every gold coin or bill helps us reach our goal that much more.

Plus it would mean that we would have enough funding to provide liability insurance while on the road, follow-up with youth after the trip, and support members while riding on the tour.

If you would like to help us check out our donation page here.

Thanks for your support it means SOOO much!

Peace and bike grease,

Shane