Learning to Ride by Rachel Pater

Created April 2009; Denver, CO

Rachel talks about learning to ride a bicycle in this story, which touches on the intersection of her relationships with her father, a tandem bike, and her own sense of identity.

Tell us a bit about yourself?
I'm a high school English teacher at the Denver Street School

How have you changed as a result of making or telling this story?
I realized through telling this story how much my dad shaped the way I see myself and how I act.