GirlGI | Girl Gone International Issue 8 | Page 39

INTERVIEW WITH

KIRSTEN KESTER
...a globetrotter, blogger, artist and
oh yeah, she’s in a wheelchair

I believe travelling enriches my
life in a way nothing else can.
I think travelling contributes to
increased understanding and
tolerance and I love the idea
of everybody getting such a
chance.
I was born with a rare handicap
called Arthrogryposis Multiplex
Congenita. It affects my ability
to walk and therefore I use a
wheelchair. My handicap seldom affects my life in a negative way. That means I don’t let
my handicap control my life but
of course it will affect it. It’s not
as if I can say today I will climb
this mountain and forget about
the wheelchair. But I can and do
say; today I want to go up that
mountain and then I will figure
out a way to get up the mountain.
I met my husband Dieter in 1991
and ever since he has been
my reliable and lovely traveling
partner.

Colosseum. Rome