Last week I got word from my RD that I was elected the Equipment and Gear chair for Sierras. It’s nice to finally have something concrete to focus my mental energy on instead of having the unanswered questions looming over my head. I can’t stop thinking about flying down mountains at 45 miles an hour […]

UT football season: an exciting and special time in the lives of students, parents, and alumni alike; a time when thousands of eager fans set up shop outside DKR stadium hours before kick-off in eager anticipation for the football glory to come; a time for white dresses, cowboy boots, and school spirit. Consequently, it’s also […]

“Excuse me, do you have 5 minutes to help save a life?” Last week wasn’t my first time volunteering with “Be The Match”, an organization who participates in the fight against cancer by registering people to be bone marrow donors. “All we’ll need is just a cheek swab today and contrary to popular belief, donating […]

I remember getting the call that I had been accepted into Texas 4000. Questions flooded my mind as I began to picture myself on a certain route, wonder how my teammates would be and of course what color bike we would get. The awe and wonder lasted for a couple of months but then we […]

Ever since I became a part of the 2016 Texas 4000 for Cancer team, I have been eager to tell everyone about what my teammates and I are doing and why we are doing it. It always starts out with the other person asking if we’re crazy, then the sudden realization of how important this […]

The cool thing about Texas 4000 is that it’s about the people. It’s about others. It’s not about the cancer. It’s about the people, the people who have been affected in anyway by cancer. Cancer is a disease that I still don’t really understand. What I do understand is that cancer can come at anytime and turn […]

When my friends and family talk to me about Texas 4000, a similar train of questions usually come up.  For example, “How much do you have to train to do that?” or “What kinds of places do you get to see on your way.”  The easiest thing to talk about is the ride itself, the […]

My Texas 4000 experience has been anything but conventional. I’ve been in Texas 4000 for a long time. I was originally a 2015 rider but deferred to 2016 early last year. Now, I’m working in Washington DC, disconnected from my team as they begin the intensive work toward our summer journey. It’s difficult to feel […]

It has been a month of training and meetings and volunteer events,  and despite it being the first month of our ride year, it’s not my first month in the organization. After my bike accident in April, and having to make the painful decision to defer my ride, I was apprehensive about joining a new team and, […]

Dear Friend,   A lot has happened in the last few weeks. First off, we began our Saturday morning workouts! We start at 7 am and even though it’s a little earlier than I’m used to being awake, the  motivation and atmosphere my team radiates is amazing and it makes for a great time as […]