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 […]
It’s been awhile since I’ve blogged…primarily because I’ve been really busy. First of all, the past weekend Texas 4000 volunteered at Shiner Ride. Besides getting my face sunburnt (because I didn’t think I needed sunblock…even though we were out in the sun for about 6 hours XD), I got to know more people on the […]
It’s been awhile since I’ve blogged, but I really wanted to make sure I saved my next post for something truly special. The newly created Cancer Alliance Committee is definitely that special something. Applying for Summer Coordinator positions was definitely a nerve-wracking experience because there are so many qualified leaders on our team with such […]
…I and a group of wonderful of UT students who I have grown pretty close with will depart on a journey to Alaska on bike. Along the way we will meet hundreds of wonderful people, hear touching stories (some sad, some happy, ALL touching and powerful), see the beauty that the USA has to offer […]
I wrote this a week back while on a flight home from visiting my parents for the weekend, and forgot to publish it for everyone else to see. Minor detail 🙂 It has been quite some time now since I have blogged, and sitting on a plane back to Austin seems like an appropriate time […]
Hello all, It is the beginning of the end for this chapter of my life. It is May 1, which means we officially leave in 31 days. My time in Austin, and Texas itself, is quickly drawing to a close. Seeing the calendar days slip away before I leave brings a flood of memories back; […]
“As I prepare for this semester’s final week of class, I find myself daydreaming of a world that knows no time, no commitments, and certainly, no academic responsibilities. Only bikes, breathtaking landscapes, and sharing inspiring stories with incredible people. That world shall be called Texas 4000. 31 days.” -Shea Flynn We’ve got a month left. […]
Since I started riding my team bike, I’ve been in denial about the importance of replacing the stock saddle. I don’t know what it was going to take to break the trance – numbness, unforgiving pressure in all the places you don’t want unforgiving pressure, or the fact that it never broke in; this was […]
