To Shake the Sleeping Self: A Journey from Oregon to Patagonia, and a Quest for a Life with No Regret
Written by Jedidiah Jenkins
Narrated by Jedidiah Jenkins
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From travel writer Jedidiah Jenkins comes a long-awaited memoir of adventure, struggle, and lessons learned while bicycling the 14,000 miles from Oregon to Patagonia.
On the eve of turning thirty, terrified of being funneled into a life he didn't choose, Jedidiah Jenkins quit his dream job and spent the next sixteen months cycling from Oregon to Patagonia. He chronicled the trip on Instagram, where his photos and profound reflections on life soon attracted hundreds of thousands of followers and got him featured by National Geographic and The Paris Review.
In this unflinchingly honest memoir, Jed narrates the adventure that started it all: the people and places he encountered on his way to the bottom of the world, and the internal journey that prompted it. As he traverses cities, mountains, and inner boundaries, Jenkins grapples with the questions of what it means to be an adult, his struggle to reconcile his sexual identity with his conservative Christian upbringing, and his belief in travel as a way to "wake us up" to life back home.
A soul-stirring read for the wanderer in each of us, To Shake the Sleeping Self is an unforgettable reflection on adventure, identity, and a life lived without regret.
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Reviews for To Shake the Sleeping Self
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5What a stunning book. So beautifully written and so relatable.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5too much him ,not enough trip,boring at times, too much Mother?
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5My favorite book of the Year. The author is sensitive and insightful, the content is interesting, the imagery is compelling. Read it.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5He’s no Paul Theroux but this is definitely an adventure worth listening/reading.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Good book and great details of the countries and country side he visited.