Biking and Abroad: My journey through 2010: Mom and Karen come to visit!

What Bike and Build is all about...

Bike and Build is a non-profit organization that raises money and awareness for the affordable housing crisis through the arrangement of cross-country biking trips. The organization primarily engages college students ages 18-25 on 8 different routes. Specifically, Bike and Build attempts to engage young adults in a life-long commitment to service and philanthropy by providing participants with a very intimate approach to the affordable housing crisis. For more information about the organization, check out their website at www.bikeandbuild.org.

Also, a very big thank you to everyone who donated to the cause. Each rider is required to raise a minimum of $4,000 and my current total is $6,770! Thank you again for your support!

Monday, December 13, 2010

Mom and Karen come to visit!

For Thanksgiving, my mom and cousin Karen came to visit me in Florence! I toured them around my stomping grounds of Firenze and we went to Perugia and Pisa. I have to admit it was really nice being able to travel comfortably as all of my other trips have been on a pretty tight budget. We went to the small Italian town of Assisi that is just like many of the other small Italian towns that are sprawled across Umbria and Tuscany. We also saw the leaning tower and pretty much got to relax for the week. It was nice having at least part of the family here to celebrate Thanksgiving with me!

Here are some pictures from the visit. Most of them are from the hotel room or from the castle in Assisi.