Welcome!

Hey everybody! Welcome to our blog! Here you'll be able to follow our trip from Boston, MA to Santa Barbara, CA. We'll be updating as often as possible as we bike across the country, so check back often for pictures and stories!

If you're here, you probably know the deal with our trip this summer, but for those of you who don't, here's a bit of background, our intro if you will.

On June 17, we will leave Boston bound for Santa Barbara on our bicycles. Along the way we will stop at Habitat for Humanity build sites in 7 different cities to help build houses for families in need.

We will be traveling with 30 other young adults as part of an organization called Bike and Build. Bike and Build is committed to tapping the power of energetic young adults to raise money and awareness for the affordable housing crises in the United States. We are so excited to have this fantastic opportunity to see our great country and do some real good along the way!

Each of us has committed to raising $4000 for Habitat before the start of the trip. Many thanks to those of you who have already supported us in this! If you would like to contribute, you can click here or use the link in the sidebar to complete an easy online transaction. We mean it when we say that no amount is too small!

As we prepare for our cross-country trip (which will average about 80 miles per day) we will train over 500 miles (I'm at 101!), and we'll also be learning about affordable housing so that we can give presentations to our hosts along the way. We'll keep you updated through the spring on our progress.

Thanks for joining us on this journey, it's great to have you along for the ride!