A Message from my Younger Self
A Visit with my Younger Self Reading diaries from my solo-backpacking trip to Brazil 1987/88. My approach to life has not changed. Check out what I said then and now: […]
Read Dorit’s Award-Winning Autobiography
Be In Love With Your Life! Embark onto the most exciting and rewarding journey: The adventure of life! I invite you to read my award-winning autobiography Girls Don’t Ride Motorbikes […]
Living Fearlessly
One of the most frequent questions people asked me after my 2006 solo cross country motorcycle adventure is if I wasn’t afraid to travel across the US all by myself. […]
Celebrating 20 Years in the US
The month of May is a special month of celebration for me. This year I celebrate the 20-year anniversary of living in the amazing United States of America. I am […]
The Importance of Day Dreaming and Purposeful Imagination
The Importance of Day Dreaming and Purposeful Imagination Here is a little fun fact and the reason why it is so important to dream big. Our dreams show us life’s […]
2012 Book Launch Party
May 5. 2012 I had the great pleasure to host the Book Launch Party celebrating the publication of my auto-biography Girls Don’t Ride Motorbikes – A Spiritual Adventure Into Life’s Labyrinth […]
Circling into Happiness
I am very honored and grateful to be the 2016 recipient of the Immigrant Entrepreneur Award from Global Pittsburgh in recognition of my achievements and enriching the Pittsburgh region with […]
A Flexible Person Cannot Be Bent Out Of Shape
Please enjoy this book excerpt from Chapter 29, as I share my reflections following an encounter with German tourists in Sedona, Arizona. The purpose of Girls Don’t Ride Motorbikes – […]
The Weight of History
Notes from a visit to Germany: Friday evening, May 20, 2011, I visited my friend Toelli’s art studio, only a few kilometers from our farm. We stood outside in his […]
The Lost Generation
Notes from a 2010 visit to Germany: My mom sat on a log of driftwood, next to the River Rhine, petting our dog Max, a black and white mutt. We […]
My Father’s Scar
In Chapter 28 of Girls Don’t Ride Motorbikes I describe a scene with my dad, in which he shares memories of his youth and the rescue of his older cousin’s […]
In the Footsteps of my Ancestors
Please enjoy the notes from a conversation with my mom, while on a trip to Zandvoort, Holland, in 2011: “You know, Dorit,” my mom said, “you are just following into […]