In Search of the Wild Reindeer

This essay was first published in Bicycling Magazine in 2021. You can read it by scrolling through the tabs and zooming into the text. You can also read it here on Bicycling’s website, or download the PDF.

After this essay was published, I received hundreds of messages from people around the world. People shared how they’d come across my story and what it meant to them. Many told me they cried when they read it, and that it made them change some part of their lives.

Every single message that I received, humbled me. I’m so grateful to all the people who took the time to read my story and connect with me. I don’t take any of it for granted.