Some days are hard to get through. I don’t want to get out of bed. I cant read my book. Making food is so much work. Stress from various commitments weighs me down, and the only thing that keeps me going is knowing I have a mission. There’s a certain narrative that I feel pressured to […]

It doesn’t feel like our team has been together for almost a year now. It doesn’t seem like too long ago I was putting the finishing touches on my application and submitting it. A few months later I received a phone call later that I had been accepted and after an amazing year, I thought […]

Wow! So far fall 2015 has been great! The 2016 Texas 4000 team is now the official team for the year and I can’t be more excited! We recently started Saturday morning workouts at 7:00AM which consist of endurance, core, and strength work. The workouts have been brutal some mornings, but I have seen myself […]

It is such a privilege to be part of this amazing organization and I continue to be in awe of all my teammates. It just seems like yesterday when we all got that call asking us if we liked peanut butter sandwiches and hiking because we were selected to be part of the 2016 team.  Now we […]

Just last week I was interviewing for a full time job with a large consulting firm. As i started discussing my campus involvement and leadership role within Texas 4000 my interviewer stopped me and told me that no matter how the interview went, he wanted me to give him a call so he could try […]

The sweet 16 team is officially a month into our ride year! I still remember getting into Texas4000 a year ago and being so excited for having been chosen to participate in this amazing adventure with me teammates. I hardly knew anyone back then and was glittery eyed and hopeful about learning about everyone, their […]

Ironpanning in the summer is going to teach you something about yourself. Ironpanning is going from 8am-8pm. By the 3rd hour on the corner of 360 and Bee Caves, you wonder if you’ve got the guts to continue. By the 6th hour, you’re wondering if you’ve got the gumption since by then, you’re remembering your […]

A very important component of being able to bike to Alaska is, you guessed it, physical fitness! Before joining Texas 4000, I liked to consider myself in pretty decent shape. I used to swim competitively from K through high school, so I was no stranger to tough workouts. Last year when I was applying to become a […]

I’m glad to finally write my first blog post! Thank you again for all the generous support you have shown towards me and the cause. I am nearly at the minimum $4500 so far- over halfway to my goal- and as a team we have just surpassed the $250,000 mark! Since I got back to […]

When I was accepted to Texas 4000 about a year ago, I attended a few events and then almost immediately left for my semester abroad in London. I watched from afar as my 2016 teammates volunteered, fundraised, and bonded. Over the summer, I again watched from afar as the 2015 team made their trek from […]