An avid reader, traveller and writer, I wrote my first book at ten years old, and promptly destroyed it a month later when my classmates refused to stop talking about it. It suggested a temperament that might be counter productive to my declared dream of becoming a published author.
I teach English to support my travel habit, and I am replacing teaching with writing.
When I am not writing a book, I am blogging or writing my Chasing Summer column:
1164 Japan. The final decades of what is known as the Heian period have been one of civil and political unrest for Japan. The Kitsune Wife begins after a minor noble named Koremura Ishikawa made a play for political advancement and has paid dearly for his failure. The price he is willing to pay for revenge will ring out throughout the rest of Japanese history.
An intimate 30 day yoga journey that beckons you to start one of your own. Part journal prompts for healing and part personal essay on how yoga helped Sherrie heal, this book calls you to dive deeper into your yoga practice while simultaneously reading along with Sherrie’s healing process. If you find yourself wanting to deepen your yoga practice or use yoga as part of your healing, get your copy.
Friendly kidnappings by Russian bikers, flying motorcycles off of cliffs in Mongolia and adopting a beach dog in Thailand are all part of Sherrie & Patrick's year of chasing summer. This is the collected essays of her Chasing Summer column she wrote during 2011 and 2012. A must read for anyone who has ever dreamed of packing everything up and hitting the road.
"Self-awareness is where the real zen of motorcycle riding occurs."
A summer of adventure riding from Germany to Turkey via Romania and Bulgaria, and back via Greece and the Balkans. Her first trip riding solo, Sherrie writes candidly about the ups, downs and pure bliss that is motorcycle travel. From the food to the drivers, the wonderful people they meet along the way and mountain top crashes.
Most people bring back a souvenir or two. Patrick & Sherrie brought back a dog.
While in Thailand on their world trip Patrick and Sherrie saw all kinds of creatures being carted around on little motorcycles. When they met Mango on the island of Koh Tao they decided to follow suit and took him along for the ride.
This is Mango's and his pack's story, from Thailand to Germany via North America.
A motorcycle adventure through Europe, Russia, Asia and South America. Take a seat in a Russian banya, a Mongolian ger, or a campfire in the deserted pampas. Ride through icy deserts, over dizzying mountain passes, through swamps and endless forests. And more important than the places, meet the people that make a motorcycle trip the most memorable adventure of a lifetime.
When it comes to riding Southeast Asia the big question is not "should I buy or should I rent" but rather "where do I even start?"
The authors were confronted with just this question as they attempted to plan a motorcycle trip throughout Thailand, Malaysia, Cambodia & Laos. Every answer they found was different. So they decided to write this handbook as a guide for other new riders in the region.
Active volcanoes, glaciers, rivers without bridges and killer sheep - Iceland offers the kind of riding that motorcycle adventure dreams are made of. Ignoring the lack of off road skills in one half of the partnership, Patrick and Sherrie set off on a 6 week journey from Germany to Iceland and back in the summer of 2010. Includes 8 maps and 21 color pictures.