First off, I would just like to thank you for taking time to read this! 🙂 Here goes nothing! Everyone knows how excited I am to be in Texas 4000. I applied for the 2012 year, but did not make it, so when I applied again I was scared that I wouldn’t make it. BUT […]

Today is Leap Day. That’s cool. Today is also the day I surpassed the $4500 minimum to be able to go on the summer ride!! I have now raised exactly $4,502.25.. Alaska, here I come! Don’t think for a second that I am going to be satisfied with the minimum. My fundraising goal is $10,000.. […]

When I first heard about the Texas 4000, I thought to myself that there was no way I could ever do that and those people were nuts. I mean, a sane person would not ride their bike from Austin to Anchorage for selfless reasons, and if the reasoning was selfish than they must be crazy. […]

Only A Flesh Wound Late beneath a glowing tower, in a circle of untamable spirit, My teammates painted the portrait of our friend, who never dies. For as we spoke, he stood before us, shining through our eyes. I felt him close, I felt him near, I felt him in the rain. My brother, cancer […]

First entry! Here goes nothing. Last night, we had our weekly Monday meeting, one more emotional than usual. For three hours,we commemorated the life of Ruel Bobet, a member of the 2012 team and a courageous cancer fighter. He passed away last Saturday, with the 2012 family by his side. I had never personally met […]

On the steps of the tower, burning a bright orange as if from the fire sparked within our hearts, arm in arm with the people I care about, I felt a love in the circle of my teammates that I had never felt before. So strong, he gave us this. even now, he is still […]

First of all, I would like to make it very clear that I am slightly addicted to blogging. There is something soothing about writing out your thoughts and feelings…and there is also something nice in knowing that others might read what you wrote and might feel something similar. Moving on, tonight’s weekly meeting was…I’m not […]

Since the beginning–info session, interview process, talking with 2012 and alumni–I’ve heard one common thing: Texas 4000 will change your perspective on life. Since the very first info session, I knew Texas 4000 was an organization that would do just that. I always figured this realization would come later rather than sooner. This past Saturday, […]

“Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji’un” – Surely we belong to Allah and to Him shall we return. (2:156) Our meeting tonight was very sad and full of mourn. A fellow teammate and the friend I never got to meet, Ruel Bobet, died on Saturday. I did not know it was possible to miss someone […]

I think it’s important to be honest with those you care about and depend on. And so, in this blog, I speak directly to my teammates, but hope those of you who read our entries at work, in the comfort of your home, on your mobile phone, or thousands of years from now when people […]