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photo By  grumpyoldscotsman I work for a private English Academy for kids ages 0-13. Usually I go to a different school everyday. By train or bus sometimes I travel for up two hours and sometimes just 30 minutes, one way. I work from 10am to 7pm, daily and currently my days off are on Monday; The school doesn't operate (in the areas I work) on Sundays.

Since November 1st I have been walking to get around outside of taking trains or buses. It's always fascinating how one's perspective changes when one's mode of transportation changes. A train, car, or bus are such stark contrasts to walking that I feel like its easier to switch perspectives. But when on a bicycle you get all the same elements of walking but it all happens much quicker. The temperatures are relatively similar and you work to move, you are vulnerable to the weather and bigger vehicles so spending two months walking to suddenly having the ability to see more and do more in less time is really fun. Yesterday, January 1st I rode my bike along the big river I  live next to. I live about 2.5 miles (as the bird flies) from the coast but the river doesn't go in a straight line so I rode much more than that.