My Bike

Today I have officially hit the $1000 milestone (1/4 of the way there)! This means that I will shortly be able to order my bike. If you want to see what it will look like check out this website: http://www.giant-bicycles.com/en-US/bikes/model/defy.2.triple/3882/37100/

Building

So as part of my preparation for the trip I have to put in sweat equity hours building at affordable housing organizations. This past Saturday I got six hours done at a Habitat For Humanity build site in Dorchester in Boston. The house we were working on was nearing completion so we were mostly patching holes, caulking, sanding, and doing some painting. I was glad to be inside though seeing as it's still February. A true novelty at this build site though was that we were able to use the toilet in the house, so we had a real flushing toilet. We were also lucky enough to get to work with two different families that will be getting Habitat houses. I always love when I get to work with the families that will actually be living in the houses I'm helping to build. I still have two more hours to complete before the trip and I can't wait to get them done, but I think I'll wait until it's a little warmer.