The big news from my camp: I was selected as the Assistant Ride Director for the Rockies route. Although I was definitely excited to be allowed this opportunity, the excitement never overshadowed the new sense of responsibility I feel regarding my team: I made a commitment that the team comes before me, from now until […]
Often I feel like I don’t have as much of a story to tell since I have no close experiences with cancer, and that somehow I am less invested in the team. Recently though I’ve started realizing that my story is happening now, and in conjunction with those my teammates and the people we meet […]
I’ve finally made my decision and officially signed up to be a St. Baldrick’s Shavee! I’ll admit it, I’m already feeling nervous. I’ve hid behind my hair my whole life — I use my hair to cover up my perceived imperfections. Most of you have probably never seen me with my hair tied up because […]
Around this time two years ago, I decided to make the impulsive decision of transferring to UT. Leaving behind those friendships I’d started my first two years in college, an opportunity at medical school, and my research mentor and the work I’d done in his laboratory. While I was given amazing opportunities and experiences my […]
I feel like life is passing me by! Mmm… well school that is!! I have been super busy!! Today I took a little break from all of the homework and I watched Side Effects!! That movie was crazy!! I couldn’t not believe the ending…. it so did not turn out how I thought it was […]
Longhorn Awakening ”“ a retreat that the church I attend here on campus puts on every semester. A weekend that is meticulously planned and highly anticipated for, but never disappoints. My first time on the retreat was LA 51 in the Fall of 2011. Looking back on that weekend, I realize how much has changed […]
We, as a team, have now close to or around 90 days until we put our wheels down to bike off to the new frontier…Alaska. The feeling is surreal. With each ride with the team I get stronger in my riding skills and feel confident that I will pass my century test on the first […]
Last week we passed the “100 DAYS” milestone in our preparation for the ride. All I can think at this point is I don’t think I’m prepared for this at all. How am I possibly going to ride multiple days in a row when I get home from a 60 mile training ride and take […]
At first, I couldn’t really think of what to update my 80-100 or so people that seem to be reading my blog every month. After taking a look back at my blog for January, I realized that quite a lot has happened this month. Side note: for an incredibly private person, realizing that so many […]
Here is a blog post that I wrote a few weeks back on CNN iReport about the Foundation and Texas 4000 in the light of Lance’s publicity. http://ireport.cnn.com/docs/DOC-912474 I also recommened that everyone read this article in Texas Monthly about Lance. It’s long but it’s worth the read. It gives the whole story and really […]
