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Fiji and I bicycle ‘round the world, chasing musical dreams, spreading joy & kindness, and living well outside our comfort zone. Keep updated on our adventures with our direct-to-email journal entries.

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Jasmine and her dog, Fiji, have traveled over 10,000 miles on a bicycle across the U.S. and Canada. She completed her first journey with less than $50.00 in her pocket, no previous long-distance cycling experience, and no camping skills. As a young black woman weighing over 200 lbs, Jasmine does not fit the standard profile of most long-distance cyclists, but she’s happy to defy stereotypes about race, gender, and body image.

About Jasmine and Fiji

In 2013, Jasmine took her best puppy friend, Fiji, a bicycle and her violin on a trek across the United States with less than $50 in her pocket. It took six months. She didn’t know how to camp, and she did not have prior long distance cycling experience. She was just a chubby city girl, trying to regain self-confidence and recapture the person she thought she’d lost. While on the road, she experienced profound acts of kindness, strangers taking her and her dog into their homes, feeding, sheltering and looking out for them. With renewed faith in humanity, she pressed on, reshaping much more than her body, but also her mind.