Want to know a little about my personal motorcycle story? This is a piece I wrote for WomenRidersNow.com in 2011.

In November 2009, I left my cozy, predictable New England life and set out on the adventure of a lifetime. I pulled out of my garage, pointed my motorcycle south and headed for South America. I traveled alone for seven months through 13 countries and across two continents, hardly ever speaking English and riding roads that don’t even appear on a map.

Read the rest of the story on WomenRidersNow.com.