Category Archives: 2013 Southern Swing

How my lives on the bicycle and translating gently merged.

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I have been translating since I was 11, riding my bicycle since I was five. They have always coexisted with whatever I was doing. The bicycle would get me around locally. Translating and interpreting (scholars call it language mediation) have been part of my daily work or schooling, or a second job, all my life. It was

The author (R) and his brother David about to walk to school in Rome, 1956.

The author (R) and his brother David about to walk to school in Rome, 1956.

no coincidence that I was an interpreter and a tour guide growing up in Rome, Italy, or that I majored in Italian area studies at the Naval Academy. Continue reading →

Welcome to the Freewheeling Freelancer

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Why, who, what, and where:

The stated purpose of this blog is to share my experiences riding my bicycle indefinitely while continuing to work and conducting an otherwise normal life. The point is not the bicycle, but the word “indefinitely.” Together, you and I will explore how a freelancer could truly live on the road. Only backpackers have greater issues of time, distance, weight, and logistic support than bicyclists. A freelancer in an RV (caravan), a boat or a car could easily apply the lessons here, perhaps with more slack about what to take and less stress about what to leave behind. Continue reading →