First Post from the Road!

Okay, day 3 of BNB fun and already it's way too much to write about. When i think about all of the things i'm going to be doing, all of the lives i'm going to be affecting, and all of the miles i'm going to be riding it makes me choke up (and, no, not from fear of the 3 centennial rides!).
For example, the two churches we have stayed in the past 3 nights have been absolutely phenomenal. The people, who have never met us and will probably never meet us again are cooking oodles of pasta/bread/salad etc. for dinner, even breakfast can be provided. The video they show during presentations to the good people who belong to these churches makes me want to cry every time. I've never in my life experienced something this powerful. Helping people, real people, in a way that is just nothing but unfathomable.
we're helping people across the country and even around the world. our first build day is in Charlottesville and it's for refugees from everywhere and anywhere. They had no homes in another country and so they came to America as refugees, their homes literally taken away, and to nothing. we're giving them something. we're giving them stability. wow.

Okay, I could go on for days about all of this...granted it's the first day so i'm super high on exercising endomorphins (spelling?) and the naive belief that every day is going to be sunny, 75 degrees, and flat...not the case. ha! I'm excited though. the people are nothing but awesome. we've known each other for about 2.5 days and i'm pretty sure i've known all of them for years. so wonderful.
sleeping on thermarests is an adventure, it's amazing though. I wish i could convey just how awesome it has been these past 2.5 days, but alas no words can ever capture what the moment to moment life has been like.

to all of you reading, i hope this finds you well!

pedaling for affordable housing (for real this time!!!!)
Sarah