About Me

Profile

  • Route: Sierra
  • Ride Year: 2013

About:

Hello there! My name is Jay and I was raised in Dallas, TX. I went to a residential high school called the Texas Academy of Math and Science. Besides realizing that bathrooms don't clean themselves, I learned the importance of being a part of something unique. Leaving home at the age of 16 and graduating in a class of 150 students formed a bond between my classmates and I that I could never have imagined.

My relationship with my classmates was special; we knew who used girls’ body wash and whose mom made the best bean dip. Sleeping under the same roof made us grow together in a way I didn’t know was possible and when I look at the Texas 4000 family, I see this same bond.

Today, I am a sophomore studying Business Honors, Finance, and Computer Science at the best school in the nation, in the best city in the nation (Insert obligatory HOOK ”˜EM!). I came to UT wanting to do finance, but will probably leave trying to do everything. On the weekends, you may find me quoting my parents' Indian accent or biking to Zilker on a 7 year old Schwinn.

I often joke to my friends: “I am interested in interesting things”. My resume is a conglomerate of my hobbies and serves as a testament to my curiosity. I am eager to accept challenges and the Texas 4000 ride is certainly no exception. I am excited to join this inspiring family and once again be a part of something unique.

Why I Ride

I think the human race has a gift of imagination that makes us unique. As J.K Rowling once said, "The human race is talented in that it has the ability to think what is not" ”“ that we have the ability to understand the pain of cancer without being diagnosed ourselves. She went on to say how, with this gift, we are each infinitely capable to advance ourselves, but if we use our gift for others, we have the power to touch the lives of millions of people.

I want to be a part of Texas 4000 because I want to make the best of this special gift. Each day, we are given hundreds of opportunities to help ourselves, but very rarely are we given the chance to help others on the scale of T4K. I gladly accept this challenge because 4,500 miles pales in comparison to the struggles families and patients fight ever day.