Everything I’ve been traveling with for the past two years is gone.

From tent to boots.

After nearly two years on the road, I finally shipped my motorcycle from Nepal to Japan to continue the journey. What was meant to be a dream come true - circumnavigating Japan during Sakura season, quickly turned into a nightmare. When I un-crated the bike at the airport, I found that rodents had gotten inside.

They had chewed through all my gear, destroyed essential equipment, and damaged the bike itself. What I rely on every day to travel and live is no longer usable.

This comes after being hit by an uninsured driver in India, which left me recovering for months—entirely self-funded. I pushed through that, determined to keep going.

Now I’m starting over from almost nothing.

The courier company in Nepal that stored my bike failed to properly seal or insure the shipment despite repeated assurances, and pursuing this in Nepal is extremely difficult.

Right now, I’m stuck, trying to figure out how to rebuild what was lost and continue the journey.