Adeena Gerding

In almost two decades of extraordinary adventures, Adeena Gerding has accidentally sailed across oceans and cycled across continents. She’s survived volcanoes, sharks, pirates, a shipwreck, motorbike crashes, and multiple brushes with the Grim Reaper. She is living proof that hitchhiking does not always kill you.

Adeena, (A.K.A. the “Bearfoot Gypsy”) hesitantly stepped out of her front door and found herself perfectly lost in the world. What was initially intended as a three-month trip quickly transformed into an addiction to both adventure and the word “yes”. After years spent studying and preparing to adult, she found travel to be a far better teacher and growing up to be overrated.

Adeena spent her early years insecurely chasing frivolous things while totally unaware of who she was and what she was capable of. Travel, and the adventures that came with it, completely transformed her life. She is now an adventure therapist because she knows the transformative value of adventure first-hand.

You can read about her [mis]adventures in her books “First We Ate Your Wife” and the sequel, “Unemployment Looks Better with a Tan”. And, if you’re looking for adventure inspiration, you can find it in “MORE”.