Meet Corinne Whitney

Corinne, studied documentary filmmaking at Columbia College, Chicago, before moving into freelance work in film and video production. She has used her skills to specialize in promotional endeavors for non-profit organizations such as the Illinois Pro-Choice Alliance and the Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith. Combining all her skills and interests, she helped found Eyes Open Productions, a non-profit media company, through which she co-created Women with Voices: the Global Grassroots Women's Movement, a documentary covering tales from the feminist front in various parts of the world. Corinne's interest in political issues and women also led her to the Fourth World Conference on Women Non-Governmental Organization Forum in Beijing, China in 1995. At the time of the BikeAbout-the Mediterranean journey, Corinne had recently been part of the team behind the new Chicago Symphony Orchestra ECHO Project: The CSO A-Musing Room, an inter-active, multi-media introduction to the world of Classical Music. She had been a year-round urban cyclist for three years.

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First Installment, Morocco 10/10/97
Second Installment, Post-Morocco 10/20/97
"HitchBiking" 12/14/97
"Let your message go far" -- This article appeared in the July issue of Bike Culture Quarterly. In it, Corinne talks about the BikeAbout experience, what school visits are like, and some of the challenges they have faced.

Corinne's Dispatches

September 25, 1997: Topics: thoughts about the upcoming trip
September 26-27, 1997, Tangier, Morocco: Topics: tajine (food), mint tea, clothing, Phoenicians, money
October 2, 1997, Ketama, Morocco: Topics: Mount Tidighin, Rif Mountains, water, women in society
October 3, 1997, Al Hoceima, Morocco: Topics: biegnets (food), border crossing, customs, environment, scenery, Muslim holy day
October 8, 1997, Melilla, Spain: Topics: border crossing, Phoenicians, HISTORY, language, environment
October 24-25, 1997, El Haouaria & Hammamet, Tunisia: Topics: Phoenicians, Punic artifacts, El Haouaria, falconry, environment, vegetation
October 31-November 1, 1997, Sfax, Tunisia: Topics: agriculture, olives, culture, daily life, access for the disabled
November 12-13, 1997, Bronte, Sicily, Italy: Topics: Lord Nelson, volcanos, Archimedes, history, environment, bicycle safety
November 20, 1997: Topics: a day in the life of a BikeAbout rider
November 23, 1997, Cairo, Egypt: Topics: babganooj (food), Living Cemetery, Fortress of Babylon, Nile River, religious sites, architecture
November 30, 1997, Alexandria, Egypt: Topics: Alexander the Great, history, Greek and Egyptian antiquities, black market, Pharos, Fort Qait Bay
December 7, 1997, Gaza City, Palestine: Topics: Intifada, security checkpoints, border crossing, leaving Egypt, environment, vegetation
December 11, 1997, Gaza City, Palestine: Topics: opportunity for cultural exchange; Mediterranean beach; environment, refugee camps, Intifada, Palestinian daily life
December 16, 1997, Beit Sahour (near Bethlehem), West Bank: Topics: Arabic greetings, security checkpoints, Shepherds' Field, religious sites, Israeli/Palestinian conflict
December 17, 1997-January 11, 1998: Topics: thoughts during mid-trip break
January 15, 1998, Jerusalem: Topics: education/arts, Arab/Israeli exchange, social change organizations, "Healing the World"
January 20, 1998, Haifa, Israel: Topics: bamba (food), friendship, peaceful coexistence, Caesarea Roman Amphitheater & Crusader City
January 24, 1998, Limassol (Lesmosos), Cyprus: Topics: car accident, pain, frustration
January 25-28, 1998, Nicosia (Lefkosia), Cyprus: Topics: politics, Amnesty International, Greek vocabulary
January 29, 1997 - February 1, 1998, Paphos, Cyprus: Topics: wildlife, bike safety, diving
February 2-8, 1998, Paphos, Cyprus & Rhodes, Greece: Topics: wildlife, Mediterranean Sea, ferry travel, Greek mythology, Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
February 11-12, 1998, Mugla, Turkey: Topics: mountain, youth hostels, exhaustion, forever sunsets
February 13-14, 1998, Milas, Turkey: Topics: pine honey (food), St. Peter's Castle & Museum, potholes on the uphill
February 15-16, 1998, Selçuk, Turkey: Topics: ruins ruins everywhere, the Oracle, apple tea (food), the effects of war on tourism
February 17, 1998, Izmir, Turkey: Topics: Ephesus, the Temple of Artemis, Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, bad coffee, HISTORY, Izmir, Gülden Güllü (Person of the Day)
February 18-20, 1998, Izmir, Turkey: Topics: school presentations, press interviews, live chat madness, email Turkish students!
February 21-23, 1998, Çanakkale, Turkey: Topics: Asclepion, Pergamum Acropolis, Troy, cheap transportation
February 24-25, 1998, Istanbul, Turkey: Topics: mountain cheese, Gallipoli, Dardanelles Strait, being hidden in the back room of a restaurant
March 11-12, 1998, Athens, Greece: Topics: kaltsounia (food), intricacies of the Greek language, velodrome, "Greek" vs. "Hellenic", Crete, "kafeneio", AEGEE, Erasmus, cultural exchange
March 18-19, 1998, Langadia, Greece: Topics: Nafplio, Venetian Fortresses, biking in snow, Arcadia region, Tripoli, Pan the god of good times, peaceful mountains
March 26, 1998, Konitsa, Greece: Topics: Ioannina High School, wax museum, George Tselikas (Person of the Day), dangerously strong winds, Konitsa at night
March 29, 1998, Konitsa, Greece: Topics: fresh stewed green beans (food), parasailing, lift, thermals, the Sky
April 3, 1998, Tirana, Albania: Topics: tavë dhen (food), National Museum, National Gallery, "Linda" women's cultural center
April 8-10, 1998, Bari, Italy: Topics: octagonal castle, Frederick the II, Trulli houses, sudden change in travel plans
April 13-14, 1998, Sarajevo, Bosnia: Topics: Adriatic Coast, DIA Sarajevo Euroclub, HISTORY
April 18-19, 1998, Split, Croatia: Topics: biking, headwind, rain, wildlife and endangered species, lodging, tourist towns, Dalmatian islands
April 28-29, 1998, Ljubljana, Slovenia: Topics: potic(z)a (food and recipe), HISTORY, Metelkova Mesto, andrEa's gallery
May 3-4, 1998, Venice/Venezia, Italy: Topics: tiramisu (food), Venezia, Piazza and Basilica San Marco (St. Mark Square and Basilica), the Venezia boat system (vaporetti), Marco Polo
May 9-10, 1998, Ancona, Italy: Topics: polpette (food), modern family life, Marche Region, Ancona's port, a very long bike day
May 16-17, 1998, Roma (Rome), Italy: Topics: focaccia (food), bikes on trains in Italy, rain, Appian Way, the road to Roma
May 22-24, 1998, Pisa, Italy: Topics: Tuscany, University student life in Pisa, Bicincittà (Pisa and Roma), reducing traffic to maintain ruins
May 28, 1998, Genova (Genoa), Italy: Topics: pesto (food), Meucci Technical High School visit, Italian telecommunication monopoly, life in Genova, more rain
June 4, 1998, Marseille, France: Topics: bouillabaisse (food), exchange networks, Association DIA (Dialogues and Initiatives), Maison Orangina, Corsica, Marseille, French colonial and political influence around the world
June 10-11, 1998, Figueres, Spain: Topics: handicapped bicyclists, hospitality, Perpignan, Padraic's departure, Côte Vermeille/Costa Brava, "tra montana" winds, Catalonia, history, Iberian Peninsula

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