Aloha, and welcome to Random Acts of Living!  In this episode, I talk about getting back home to  Molokai, setting up my new/old life, going back to school, and I finally going back to my values of living simply am riding my e-bike everywhere. It's a little nerve-racking as there are really no bike lanes so there's no barrier between me and vehicles racing past at 60 mph.. luckily there is not a great deal of traffic and everyone is pretty good at sharing the road!  I am doing it because it is important that people see me out there riding the back every day, even in the rain, that they ask me questions and begin to think that if I can do it, well they can too, YOU can, we all can!
Really my deep-seated Dutch cheapness did come into play- I am tired of spending money on a car that I really only need for about 60 minutes a day..
I  mean really think about how long your travel time is and the bulk of time that car spends in parking lots, or driveways - we pay. for the convenience of having a car at our disposal but everyone pays for it and we know that we are killing the planet for our addiction to that lifestyle "freedom".
I have always thought that real freedom actually comes from not being attached to or beholden to these things like fossil fuel or beholder to leaders like Vladimir Putin, who we let get away with so many terrible things because of our desire to continue the fossil fuel lifestyle.. WHEN WILL WE LEARN????!!!!!

Here is a great read on just that- our addiction to oil  and the need to stop drilling for oil and create a green economy https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/14/opinion/gas-prices-oil-renewable-energy-drilling.html 
This is the serious side of riding the bike the fun side is logging 125 miles a week, feeling healthy and strong and knowing that I am not paying $6/gal, insurance, and maintenance of the car.. although my tire cost is adding up thanks to the amount of CRAP on the side of the road that is sharp and pokey.. and a huge shout out to Phillip of Molokai Bikes for going above and beyond roadside assistance to get me to my student teaching and empowering me with the changing of the tires.. 
the other fun side is that I have discovered the wireless AirPods and am working my way through playlists that I can sing while riding the bike... So.Much.Fun. like my own private roving karaoke bar! 
I know I am not the only person going down this road so I want to hear from you! 
Let me know how you change your routines to lessen fossil fuel use. In what ways are you challenging yourself and your families, and communities to adapt or mitigate climate change??