Shifting Gears

<p>Imagine a shy country girl who had never traveled out of the United Statesembarking on a yearlong bicycle trip around the world leaving behind all thecomforts of home to travel with 249 strangers. In <b>Shifting Gears</b> she explainsthe turmoil she endured before leaving the daily hardships encountered incamping and biking in Third World countries the brutally long miles of dailyriding the language barriers the personal dynamics of living with the samestrangers 24 hours a day and dealing with a myriad of new personalities. Even aserious accident in France didn't slow Al down and she returned to finish thetrip she had spent four long years working to finance. She overcame lifelonginsecurities to become a leader of fellow cyclists and went home with a desire tolive her life differently than previously planned. Her idea of returning toDriggs Idaho refreshed and ready to teach another 10 years backfired and sheretired early to pursue dreams she never before felt able to accomplish. For Allife began at 50 and she is slowly ticking off those dreams one by one as sherealizes them. She now knows the fear of the unknown won't stand in her way andthat there are fascinating people all over the world waiting to be part of heradventures.<p><br clear=all><A NAME=goto2></A><HR ALIGN=LEFT>