When I saw the 2012 riders with their shaved heads last year, I immediately knew that I wanted to shave my head too. I started growing out my hair in order to donate it, and I looked forward to the day. From the point when I saw 2012 riders with their shaved heads, it was […]

My hair is thick. My hair is straight. My hair is black. My hair is bold. So big it’s full of secrets–secrets that must not be told. It’s a mestizo hair Mixed blood of Spaniard and Indigenous Serpent and Eagle Controller and Tamed While in its natural state, beauty is threatened. When controlled, I’m complimented. […]

My hands are shaking. My heart is racing. I’m thinking about when they are going to shave my head tomorrow morning. My roommate has this quote that he loves. It says, “Fear of the unknown is the greatest fear of all.” He takes it to mean not that “fear of the unknown” is the biggest […]

In a little less than 36 hours, I will be newly shorn, having braved the shave with some of my amazing teammates in front of the tower. The only qualm I had about shaving my head in support of pediatric cancer patients was whether it would mean anything to them. Or to anyone, really. Would […]

My long locks My thick, black hair curls down my back It has a mind of its own and does not stop It keeps going and going and flowing and flowing My hair covers my head, covers my back, and covers my face These covers that flow have got to go People ask why, but […]

So, I’ve been thinking for a long time about my next blog entry, and I sort of keep getting stuck in this “vulnerability/connections/complacency” loop. A whole lot of it can be summed up by this TED Talk, and I’ve finally given up on formulating anything sensible and presentable and figured I’d just share with you […]

It is a truth that cancer finds a way into everyone’s life, whether through it’s attack on our family, friends, acquaintances, or strangers who share their story and battle. And personally, I’ve always had a certain degree of separation from cancer. I’ve known friends who have lost loved ones to it, have met people who […]

I want to dedicate this post to my teammates. We biked our “Century Preview” yesterday (i.e. 83 out of the 100 miles we’ll be biking in a couple weeks for our 100 miles in 10 hours test) and it was hard. We knew a week in advance that the ride was going to have 6,800 […]

In case you’re dying to know, here is a kind of quick update on what I’ve been up to in the T4K world. LIVESTRONG Half-Marathon [02.17.13] Yes! I still can’t believe I ran 13.1 miles. It was the most unreal 2 hours and 7 minutes of my life… Honestly, my goal was to just end […]

“Success is the sum of all small efforts, repeated day in and day out.” -Robert Collier This is the motto I’m living by at this point in life. Sometimes I feel like I have so much to do and so many deadlines to meet, plus more. A lot of times I completely stress myself out […]