Posts from ‘December, 2008’

For the last 8 months I have been working together with a group of individuals committed to creating a positive change in the world.

Many are familiar with the horrific genocide that took place in Rwanda in 1994. The movie Hotel Rwanda exposed millions to the sad events that separated the nation and left thousands dead, [...]

It happened in the flash of a second.  I guess all the stories you hear really are true, no matter how cliche they may sound. Getting into an accident really throws things into slow motion.
The day started off odd as Josh and I left Jennings, Louisiana today at nearly 9:00am, 2 hours late. Due to [...]

Ryan was recently featured on the La Opinion online newspaper. The article is written in Spanish. Click here to view the article.

On this day that we commemorate the 2000 year old saga of another epic journey I want to express the spirit of giving this season.  I am especially grateful for the  support I’ve received ever since this began, and would like to give something back to those of you who have motivated and inspired me [...]

Today Ryan was featured on National Public Radio’s Talk of the Nation with host Neil Conan. The interview went pretty well. Neil was great and gave Ryan ample time to describe the reasons why he embarked on this journey. Click here to listen to the audio interview. National Public Radio is non profit and is [...]

Biking for Barack on the Highway of Hope has received a tremendous amount of support and national recognition! We are extremely grateful and thankful to all who have made a contribution to our efforts of building an inspirational movement of real moral value! With that, however, it is equally as vital that people have a [...]

Ryan Bowen was featured on the Takeaway co produced by “PRI (Public Radio International) and WNYC Radio in collaboration with the BBC World Service, The New York Times and WGBH Boston.” Click here to read the article and or listen to the audio interview. This time Ryan had a bit of more time to explain [...]

Ryan will be on National Public Radio’s Talk of the Nation tomorrow, Tuesday, at 2:30 pm EST.    The show will be aired on many local NPR stations.  It will be online on www.NPR.org after 6 pm EST.  Check your local listings for more information.

Austin has been a great place.  Too great in fact.
I realized that if I don’t leave now, I’ll have to stay here!  The hometown of Lance Armstrong, the undisputed most Bike-friendly place in Texas, and all the nice white liberals make me feel like I’m back where I grew up in Portland,  OR.  No wonder [...]

I know, even the title of this one sounds cheesy, but it’s the gosh darn truth! After two and a half days riding through West Texas, I couldn’t help but think Damn, Texas is huge! Riding east from El Paso, along the border for miles along its booming Mexican sister-city Juarez I passed from city [...]