{"id":2013,"date":"2016-06-23T17:59:18","date_gmt":"2016-06-23T22:59:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?p=2013"},"modified":"2016-06-24T07:24:48","modified_gmt":"2016-06-24T12:24:48","slug":"blind-scooter-guy-how-to-eat-an-elephant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?p=2013","title":{"rendered":"Blind Scooter Guy: How To Eat An Elephant Called Blindness"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_9563\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-2013-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/Blind_Scooter_Guy_How_to_eat_an_Elephant_shortened.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/Blind_Scooter_Guy_How_to_eat_an_Elephant_shortened.mp3\">http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/Blind_Scooter_Guy_How_to_eat_an_Elephant_shortened.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p>Blind Abilities Presents: Christopher Venter, A.K.A. Blind Scooter Guy. Christopher journeyed from Cape Town South Africa to Dublin Ireland on a scooter motorcycle, one of the smaller styles of cycles and traveled over 20,000 miles just to get a Guinness beer, well, kind of.  Christopher contracted a virus that eventually took his eyesight. And Over the next two years Christopher did not stop   pursuing the life he always dreamed of&#8230; being a writer. Join Pete and Jeff along with their gassed Christopher Venter, the Blind Scooter Guy as he talks about his outlook, philosophy, and determination to eat that elephant one bite at a time.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>You can follow and subscribe to Christopher\u2019s Blog at <a href=\"http:\/\/Http:www.blindscooterguy.wordpress.com\">BlindScooterGuy<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>On Twitter  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/blindscooterguy\">@BlindScooterGuy<\/a><br \/>\nand on Facebook at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BlindScooterGuy\">Blind Scooter Guy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>You can find more podcast with a blindness perspective on the web at <a href=\"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\">www.blindabilities.com<\/a>, follow us on Twitter at blind abilities and download the app from the app store, blind abilities, that&#8217;s two words. And you can email us at info@blindabilities.com<\/p>\n<p>[gravityform id=&#8221;2&#8243; title=&#8221;true&#8221; description=&#8221;true&#8221;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_9565\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-2013-3\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/Blind_Scooter_Guy_How_to_eat_an_Elephant_shortened.mp3?_=3\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/Blind_Scooter_Guy_How_to_eat_an_Elephant_shortened.mp3\">http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/Blind_Scooter_Guy_How_to_eat_an_Elephant_shortened.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p>http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/Blind_Scooter_Guy_How_to_eat_an_Elephant_shortened.mp3Blind Abilities Presents: Christopher Venter, A.K.A. Blind Scooter Guy. 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