It seems like just yesterday, I was applying to be a rider for the 2013 Texas 4000 team. A year later, new applicants for the 2014 team, and $1000 dollars raised and I am just now realizing it’s our year. The feeling is still so surreal, but exciting. I can’t wait to embark on this […]
This past summer was jammed packed with things to do. I endured summer school along with prepping to retake my MCAT. Also throughout the summer I had the opportunity to start and finish my medical school applications. During this time I reflected on thoughts of my family. 3 of my family members have discovered that […]
The last several years have been extremely hard for me and my family. When I lost my mom to cancer my senior year of high school, I felt lost and helpless and angrier than I ever have before. Watching my mother struggle to beat this awful disease was horrible, and when she passed, I vowed […]
It is officially 2013’s ride year! Things are definitely starting to pick up and the busy-ness has definitely set in. Hopefully we’ll be getting our bikes in a few short weeks and then the real training will finally begin! A little over a month ago, I started sending out fundraising letters concerned that I would […]
How do you begin a part of your life that is said to be life changing? You are aware of the potential rewards and consequences of the forthcoming months, and so you push forward. This is Texas 4000. This is cancer. This is our fight against cancer. In the past few months, I have been […]
It’s crazy to think this is really our ride year. It seems like it’s been such a long journey just to this point and to think that we take off for Alaska in 273 days is unbelievable. I know it will fly by, as with any special life experience, but I have never been more […]
This past summer I was blessed with the opportunity to study abroad at The London School of Economics. Upon arrival in London, a strange feeling swept across my body. Where am I? Is this actually the land of my citizenship? I could not stop looking around as my taxi drove down what seemed like the […]
Elizabeth Glaser once said, “People say they care, but actions are what save lives.” I’ve always been one to care about a cause, to donate a dollar, to sympathize with the sick and less fortunate. Although I’ve had these nice thoughts, I’ve always known there was something more I could do. As I sat in […]
I am in Chicago for the holiday weekend, visiting my Dad’s side of the family, many of whom I have not seen in a long time. I am here for my aunts. It is my Aunt Carol’s surprise 45th Anniversary party tomorrow. It was my Auntie Ann’s birthday last week. And I want to visit […]
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