This blog's for ME

Almost 25 years old, asking my parents if I can sleep in their bed with them. I had thought I was going to be the 25th Prime Minister of Canada. Things had changed. 10 years later, I was still a scared little boy. The time had come to slap myself awake. One Saturday morning, November 19th, 2009, I declared to the world I would be riding my 10 year-old motorcycle from Vancouver, BC Canada to Rio de Janeiro, Brasil, and back.

The official departure was August 28th, 2010. A group of well-wishers saw me off at 8:03 am.

I arrived in Rio de Janeiro around 6 pm March 1st, 2011.



My return to Vancouver came on July 5th, 2011 about 2:00 pm.

Drug & alcohol abuse, ADD, social anxiety, health, chronic pain, night terrors.

So many concerns. But I am far more interested in this question: Do I have the capacity to make this trip despite all my shortcomings?

My mission: To inspire myself to face my fears, enlighten myself on how all living things can peacefully co-exist, enjoy every moment, and see the world as plentiful and generous.

Go ahead. Call me crazy. Call me anything you like.

I'm out to save my world.



I LOVE YOU ALL



Questions, comments, concerns, threats? Contact me: jason.chapman99@gmail.com


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January 1st, 2011. New country, new language, new food, new bed, new landscape, new temperature, new motorcycle problem, new attitude, new currency, NEW YEAR! Struggling with some fears of being able to make it, I somehow decided NO, I can do this. I can make a go of this. In a room with A/C and four walls and a roof, I was happy to lay in bed until the mid-afternoon, after calling my friend Bubba back in Alberta at 7 am his time only to wake up his wife Tasha. Oops! We’re 2 ½ hours ahead of MST and had a glass of wine as a celebration of the new year.


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