It delights me that everything I want or need is just a bike ride away here. Last weekend, one of my little sisters asked me if I wanted to go with her to feed carrots to horses at the place where she rides. I wasn't doing much and figured I mine as well learn how to get to another local place. I assumed we would walk the short distance to the stables, like I had walked almost everywhere else during my time here, but she asked if we could ride bikes instead. Although I hadn't successfully ridden a bike in quite some time, and had never done so in a busy, city setting, I agreed to try. I accomplished that first German bike ride without any problems, despite my slight hesitation, and have made many more journeys by bike in the past week.
In Maine, it would an extreme workout to get to a store, or a bank, or school by bike, but here, it's just normal. Everyone rides bikes from place to place, and, although it still feels a little like exercise, it's extremely enjoyable! It's relaxing to continuously pedal along, and it's fun to watch everyone else whiz by. (I'm always glad to find new forms of people watching). I'm not sure if I'm currently taking the most efficient paths from one place to another, but learning is all part of the experience. Biking will definitely be a main source of transportation for the rest of my time here, and I'm sure it can continue when I come back to Boston for college.
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