{"id":25867,"date":"2021-08-03T08:36:38","date_gmt":"2021-08-03T06:36:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.schuchmann.de\/?p=25867"},"modified":"2021-08-03T08:46:43","modified_gmt":"2021-08-03T06:46:43","slug":"from-alaska-to-zermatt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/schuchmann.de\/en\/from-alaska-to-zermatt\/","title":{"rendered":"From Alaska to Zermatt"},"content":{"rendered":"

Patrick and his twin brother Lucas are bright boys who laugh a lot and keep their parents on their toes. They are inseparable and outwardly almost indistinguishable.\u00a0 Almost, because Patrick has had leg-related spasticity since birth and can only move with a walking aid or in a wheelchair. Nevertheless, or precisely because of this, he likes to travel and, as a globetrotter, shows that people with disabilities can achieve more than many think. <\/strong><\/p>\n

He likes to be out and about, whether at the seaside, in the jungle, in the desert or on the mountains. The main thing is to get out and escape from everyday life. Patrick and his family could live out of a suitcase all the time and be on the road, if it weren’t for the school in his hometown of Karlsruhe. “I’m good. Good enough not to fail,” he says with a grin. Together with his brother Lucas, the 14-year-old attends the eighth grade of the Gymnasium. Geography is his favourite subject. No wonder, because there are not many continents on the globe that he has not yet visited on his momo tricycle. <\/em><\/a>Thousands of uncounted kilometres have already been covered, not counting the air miles. “For Patrick it is much nicer to cycle than to sit in a wheelchair. He can move independently and exercise at the same time,” says mum Carla.<\/p>\n