Daniela Papi is one of the founders of The PEPY Ride. She became interested in teaching via bicycle in 2005 when she joined BEE Japan, an environmental education bike ride program across Japan. She found that living off of a bike with a 360 degree windshield was a great way to see the world, and the reactions she and others received from their lectures and environmental activities was energizing! After her month with BEE, Daniela knew that she had to bring this concept to South East Asia where environmental education is not readily available. She found that health, environment, and education were some of the most pressing problems that Cambodia faces, and so she decided to take action to improve those situations. Working with co-founder Greta Arnquist and other friends on this project has taken over a large part of her days and nights, but soon she realized how the power of a small group of people can change the face of the world. Read an article posted on DREAM about how Daniela and Greta got started. ◊ July 2006: Daniela Papi meets Colleen Kinder ◊ August 2006: PEPY Ride launches YouTube channel ◊ September 2006: Daniela Papi launches DTRW blog
Daniela’s Background Daniela grew up in New York and studied economics at Notre Dame University. She has also been a field hockey coach, nursery school teacher, and ski instructor. But it wasn’t until she went to Japan back in 2004 where she worked as a teacher that she became aware just how teaching can significantly shape a student’s world. As you can see, Daniela decided to “delay the real world” a couple of years ago and is hooked.
From what we can tell, this is now her career. This is what Delaying the Real World is all about. How your adventure can lead you into your ideal job. Daniela is in her late 20’s and doesn’t seem to be planning to use her business degree in a cubicle any time soon! She can’t wait to get on the road to help educate the minds of countless children by building rural Cambodian schools and to award families with bicycles so that their children can ride to the new schools everyday where they can get an education that will last a lifetime. PEPY Ride is always looking for donations and volunteers. Every little penny (or yen!) helps! 
About the Organization Protect Earth, Protect Yourself: PEPY Ride supports educational projects in developing countries and disaster relief areas with a focus on the relationship between the environment and our health. The organization encourages adventure travel, which emphasizes social action, responsibility and accountability. They organize volunteer and adventure travel in developing countries and redevelopment areas suffering from natural disasters. The PEPY Ride emphasizes education through action, where participants both learn from and give back to the communities they visit. Find out more about upcoming trips and other upcoming PEPY events. If you are interested in learning more about one of the bike trips, fill out this form and a trip leader will get back to you. Congratulations Daniela! Want to find out more info from Daniela about PEPY RIDE, Cambodia, Japan, and volunteering? Send her an e-mail at teamleader@pepyride.org. PEPY Ride supports education, environment, and health organizations who are doing the BEST work and they try to bring them funding and support through their volunteer trips:
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