On the road for 7,000 miles // Jump First, Fear Later
“I am still a new ship at sea. I don’t know yet that the stars are my map and the clouds on the horizon are not necessarily rain. But I am listening and getting better. My eyes are so full of wonder I can hardly see where to step.” How would you most enjoy to spend your […]
From the long road south // Jedidiah’s updates from his bike trip to Patagonia, Entry #7
Update from Machu Picchu When I was in eighth grade, I had to decide what foreign language I was going to study in high school. I remember well the debate in my head between Spanish and French. If I chose French, I would have the best teacher at our school. Everyone knew Mr. Climer was […]
From the long road south // Jedidiah’s updates from his bike trip to Patagonia, Entry #6
Choose your own adventure – Colombia and Ecuador Maybe the question I get most frequently doing this trip is: ‘how did you plan for a trip like this? I am dreaming up something similar and don’t know where to start.’ The answer is: I chose a destination, a time frame, and beyond that, pretty much […]
From the long road south // Jedidiah’s updates from his bike trip to Patagonia, Entry #5
The big things are the same, it’s the small things that are different. When traveling outside of the United States, especially into something as seemingly foreign as South America, I expected it to feel very foreign. I expected at all times to feel a sense of otherness, from architecture to temperature to general societal energy, […]
Supporter Spotlight // Hannah Crowder
Here at Invisible Children, we’re used to crazy. Especially when it comes to fundraising. We’ve thrown up, locked a man in a cage, and dunk tanked our CEO– all for the love of the cause. However, our supporters never cease to amaze us with all of the fearless and unusual fundraisers they plan. In 2013 […]
From the long road south // Jedidiah’s updates from his bike trip to Patagonia, Entry #3
You don’t know Mexico. I’m starting to think life is a series of realizations that the clichés you hear as a kid are true and unknowable until you see their truth in your own life. The one that has been the theme of my trip so far is that you ‘can’t trust the media.’ The […]
From the long road south // Jedidiah’s updates from his bike trip to Patagonia, Entry #2
I am now more than two months into my trip from Oregon to Patagonia, a full month into Mexico. We made it down the Baja peninsula but not without pain. The stretches of desert without towns or villages or visible life were emotionally exhausting. The heat and stress for water and food were not the […]
From the long road south // Jedidiah’s updates from his bike trip to Patagonia, Entry #1
This is my first of many updates I am writing for the Invisible Children community about my bike trip from Oregon to Patagonia. This organization is about celebrating and defending the common humanity of us all, specifically focusing on defending the lives of children and families caught in war in central and East Africa. But […]
Jed’s five minute speech // 10,000 hours
We recently started a new tradition here at the office. At the beginning of our bi-weekly staff meetings, a member of our management team begins the gathering with a five-minute speech highlighting something they’ve learned or find interesting. Think of it as a mini-TED talk if you will. After exceptional speeches from CEO Ben Keesey, […]
In pursuit of the 7,000 mile dream
After this summer’s Fourth Estate Leadership Summit, our Director of Idea Development is taking some time off to pursue a dream he’s had for years. In a recent contribution to GOOD, Jedidiah Jenkins explains his dream and his vision for pursuing it. Needless to say, we’re all a bit envious of his forthcoming journey and expect timely and inspiring updates, […]