The clash of two completely different cultures is both a positive and a negative experience when simple villagers who have never met a foreigner in their lives see a young American woman traveling through their country on a bicycle, alone. What bearing might traditional gender roles, the Internet, Hollywood, pornography and white privilege have had on their reaction? Shirine Taylor, an avid world traveler, shares with us a few stories, both uplifting and traumatic, of touring the world by bicycle, sometimes alone and sometimes with others, through India, Nepal, Georgia, Turkey, Argentina, Chile, Bolivia and Peru. She also offers a couple handy tips for mitigating culture shock. Some of the discussion in this episode may not be appropriate for younger children.