http://www.globalafc.org/blog Changing the World Wed, 01 Jul 2009 20:37:03 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Our night in Utrecht will be hard to top I suspect, in terms of hosts and accommodation at least. As Chris mentioned in yesterday's blog, we stayed in a converted industrial/office building, with a group that is paying a tiny amount of rent to basically ensure OTHER people don't take ... http://www.globalafc.org/blog/blog/hide-and-seek/ We have just arrived in Utrecht and we are staying in the coolest building ever. It is actually my dream place to live, a huge semi abandoned office space that has been reclaimed by 4 people to keep others from squatting. It is massive and spacious and likely going to ... http://www.globalafc.org/blog/blog/european-tour-the-very-first-ride-day-written-by-chris/ well, if you don't mind 4 flat tires on the 2nd day of orientation (yes, one was mine, from pumping my tires too much), getting lost, gene almost getting electricuited AND falling head over handlebars into a ditch while trying to take a photo riding fully loaded (he's o.k.)... then ... http://www.globalafc.org/blog/blog/european-tour-orientation-day-2-written-by-gala/ Written by Ben June 26, 2009 Well after a well deserved and enjoyed two day break in San Francisco we were back on our journey south. However, today was actually a fairly relaxing day miles wise. We only had to travel 28 miles down to Half Moon Bay (although me and ... http://www.globalafc.org/blog/blog/pacific-coast-tour-written-by-ben-anna-brad/ The trip is officially underway! Well, at the very least we are now midway through orienting ourselves to one another, the city on the other hand is still proving a little difficult to navigate for a few people. Day one was a nice mix of time to chat about our ... http://www.globalafc.org/blog/blog/european-tour-the-tour-has-offically-almost-started-written-by-chris/ Just finished washing some dishes, mainly a butter knife used to spread nutella on bread (staple diet at the moment) at Jan's apartment here on the Noord side of Amsterdam. 63 ms. oslofjordweg, a former shipping container, since painted red and transformed into a narrow bedroom complete with kitchen and ... http://www.globalafc.org/blog/blog/european-tour-amsterdam-and-the-last-of-civilization-written-by-gala/ Hello! The Pacific Coast team has just passed San Francisco! Below are 3 accounts from Cody, Omid, and Sahriar from last week. Sorry for the lateness - internet access has been limited. Enjoy! ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Written by Sahriar June 12th (Story Group Class) The church that we stayed at treated us to an fabulous breakfast ... http://www.globalafc.org/blog/blog/pacific-coast-tour-written-by-omid-cody-sahriar/ I’m currently hauled up in a room that I swear if it had a ceiling fan could be straight out of Apocalypse Now, although that could just be the heat or lack of sleep playing tricks on me. Holy crap I am in Amsterdam. How the hell did that happen? ... http://www.globalafc.org/blog/blog/european-tour-im-in-amsterdam-written-by-chris/ "Killer Mountain". The day of the Legendary hill. Panniers tossed, abandoned, to the side. Cyclists' corpses line the roadside. Built up anxiety and anticipation at the bottom of the every hill we came across. Is this the one? Procrastination: stops at every "world famous" attraction on the side of the ... http://www.globalafc.org/blog/blog/pacific-coast-tour-day-21-written-by-jenni-panek-christie/ You'd think that on the evening of your departure for a 2 month long cycling trip through foreign countries... on the evening of your embarkment on a journey that one year ago you never could have imagined yourself doing... a journey that relies 100% on having your bicycle endure the ... http://www.globalafc.org/blog/blog/10-days-till-european-tour-written-by-gala/