I ran up the Rocky steps, first in my Philadelphia hostel and then at the Philadelphia Museum of Art (where the famous scene from the movie, Rocky, took place).
I felt a familiar freedom race through my body — the freedom to be a 59-year-old woman showing up in spaces (hostels) traditionally thought of for youth and taking up space in public when we are supposed to be invisible. And, as usual, loving every minute of it.
Writer, street photographer, urban farmer, and League Cycling Instructor (#5382), learning as I grow and traveling at the speed of bike. Peace Corps Uganda invitee (June 2020, delayed due to COVID-19). CDC Foundation Communications Specialist working with State of Alaska Dept. of Health on Healthy You in 2022 project. Mensa member. Metro Atlanta Bicycle Mayor. See books on Amazon in all global markets (USA link: https://www.amazon.com/Pattie-Baker/e/B005JBN7ZK).
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