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When I was in 8th grade one of my teachers told me about her husband riding his bicycle across the country. At the time I thought it was the craziest thing I had ever heard someone do. So of course I told myself that I would one day do the same.

I decided to ride along with Bike & Build because none of my friends are as crazy as I am and wouldn't join me. After living in Philadelphia and seeing some of the poor conditions people were living in, and then moving to Connecticut and designing 20,000 SF vacation homes, I felt the need to at least attempt to make a difference in the affordable housing crisis.

So here I am, embarking on a 3900 mile, 75 day journey across the continental United States of America. Wish me luck!

Thursday, May 28, 2015

Is my bike a boy or a girl?

So I have so much to say and such little time to say it. We just stopped in a McDonalds to use the WiFi.

Its only been a few days but this trip is AMAZING. We started off slow with two days under 50 miles but yesterday we did 80 miles!! That was rough. Mile 70 was brutal and I hit a wall but I made it. My butt is taking a beating so I'm looking to get a new saddle in a few days when we stop in Charlottesville. Other than that the heat is the only thing that is really getting to me. Its been 90°+ everyday so far. I'm drinking water and Gatorade like crazy... And having to stop along the road a lot for bathroom breaks. I've gotten in a groove with two other riders, Taylor and Nathan. We've been riding together for three days now and we compliment each other really well. We push each other when needed and we really look out for each other.

The hosts have been amazing so far. They are so nice and they treat us extremely well, cooking us these enormous dinners and then coming back and providing breakfast the next morning. I can't wait for the rest of the summer.

Alright, leaving McDonalds now.

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