Apr. 28, 2016; Kiva Ford rides a unicycle on the street in front of his home. Kiva grew up on a farm in southern New Jersey. A friend introduced Kiva to juggling in 1999 and connected him with The Give & Take Jugglers, a small circus act where Kiva learned to juggle and ride the unicycle. He performed with the circus nights and weekends in high school. He said that learning to juggle, with it's early and frequent failures and frustrations, prepared him for the mental challenges of...
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Apr. 28, 2016; Kiva Ford rides a unicycle on the street in front of his home. Kiva grew up on a farm in southern New Jersey. A friend introduced Kiva to juggling in 1999 and connected him with The Give & Take Jugglers, a small circus act where Kiva learned to juggle and ride the unicycle. He performed with the circus nights and weekends in high school. He said that learning to juggle, with it's early and frequent failures and frustrations, prepared him for the mental challenges of learning to make glass. (Photo by Matt Cashore/University of Notre Dame)
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