I woke up today and drank a big cup of coffee. I recently learned how to brew the beverage, and I am afraid my dependence is only growing. It is a wonderful substance, truly. Anyways, another new habit I have recently developed is the keeping of a “to do” list. I used to pride myself […]

It’s been a good amount of time since my last post and I apologize for that. As a graduating senior things have been a whirlwind and I’ve been dedicating an unreal time towards my physical training for the ride. Since my last post I’ve added hundreds of miles to put me right around 800 so […]

  Journeying to Africa showed me another side of cancer… the unknown and unacknowledged one. It’s like traveling to get to a destination and you run into a roadblock needing a detour. I thought I knew most of what there was to know about cancer. Then I hit that detour sign and it led me […]

Its the first day of the Spring semester here at UT. To others, this is the start of a long, stressful, and unpredictable semester. I can honestly say that I feel those same things, but they reside in my hind-brain. What’s really on my mind? The fact that I have just a little over 4 […]

I have answered this question many times by now. I did a presentation on it. I wrote about it. I tell people about it everyday. I think about it 24-7. I’m even re-writing about it now. And if I could describe Texas 4000, those are the words I would use. When I found out I […]

I know a lot of people have been asking when I would get my bike, so without further ado I present to you Lieutenant Dan.  Before anyone has the chance to ask whether I named it after the movie Forrest Gump I wanted to clarify a couple of things such as why I chose this […]

It’s been about two and a half weeks now since we’ve started riding our bikes as a group. Coming from a highly competitive childhood fighting off my brothers and constantly playing sports, I hit the training hard and fast wanting to be the best rider I could be. So far I am in the lead […]

Hello all! Today we had our annual coins for cancer were my teammates and I went out and panhandled in the streets of Austin. I was in awe of the incredible generosity by so many people who just briefly saw our signs that said “Biking this summer from Austin to Alaska to fight cancer”. Generosity […]

It’s been nearly 7 months into this Texas 4000 journey that our team of 88 college students chose to embark on. We’ve spent time volunteering countless hours, panhandling to spread our mission, and have started to finally ride our bikes. There have been countless deadlines that have been very stressful, but with every passing deadline […]

I woke up this morning with mixed emotions. I was both excited and scared. Excited to cross the finish line and see my family, most importantly my mom. And also scared to cross the finish line and know that this amazing journey, with the amazing people I got to know so well, would come to […]