“You should know, your heart exposed is the most beautiful thing I’ve ever known.” ~ Cameron Ochs, “Heartforward” I live for the moment when things come together. I can listen to a song a hundred times before I finally piece together what the words in a lyric truly mean to me. When I heard this […]
So I have been thinking about writing this blog for a while now but have not had the time nor words to get it together. Actually and honestly, I still don’t know if I have the words, but I guess I will take a whack at it. Having been home for about a week now, […]
…begins with a single step. Today we received our jerseys and words cannot explain how excited I am right now! Little over a year from today I will be getting ready to embark on the greatest journey of my life–a journey of over 4,500 miles from Texas to Alaska. This past semester has been by […]
This past weekend I volunteered at the Armadillo Hill Country Classic. Because we were working at Water Stop #1, I thought it was going to be similar to working the runs with rows of cups and gatorade. It turned out that because we were only the first stop (only 7 miles from the start), we […]
Hello, The gleaming 4,400 mile Sierra route is unofficially finished. The mental images of our route are compelling. They drag out the youth that aspires to adventure and the unknown in all of us. Desolate spires and towers rising from the desert floor in Arizona, shimmering in the distance from the baking heat. Thousands of […]
Today was Dam Loop. A 55 mile ride. It is so weird to me that 55 miles is like, a short easy ride. I remember the first time our fitness chairs told us we were doing a 42 mile ride, and I about had an embolism. We have trained so much, so long, so hard, […]
I wish you could see my to-do lists right now. With exactly three weeks away from leaving, I am doing all those last minute things that are easy to put off. ..well, apparantely I am still (slightly) putting them off because I am now writing this blog.. ANYWAYS, It has been awhile since I last […]
My family and I celebrate Mother’s Day today as they do in México. This is for my grandmother, Mamá Alberta, and my own mother. I ride for both of them. Mamá Alberta, usted y Papá Salud fueron las razones principales por las que me unieron a esta organización. A través de mÃ, la gente sabra […]
A year and a half later, I am 21 days away from getting on my bike to ride across North America. Everything feels surreal right now. I cannot believe that I am actually doing this. But presenting to my team the reasons for “why I ride” was very reassuring for me. It grounds me back […]
Today marks the end of the spring semester and the beginning of summer. As I turned in my MIS exam and strolled out of Hogg Auditorium, all I could seem to think about was this one thing. The summer. But unlike most other students, day dreams of sno cones, beaches, and lazy days by the […]
