in the merry month of may...

When I was in high school I sang in a choir where we gave a concert every may and sang this ear worm "in the merry month of may..." I love the month of May, especially now that I live in a place where May means sunshine and warm weather have finally arrived. What happened this May, while I wasn't posting on my blog?

First, I graduated college. That was pretty exciting. It's a little wierd to realize I'm not a student anymore, especially since I'm still kicking around Providence. I moved out of my house and into a sublet I have until the trip starts but whenever I walk past my old house, I want to go inside.

I've also been doing lots of bike training. My friend Liz showed me an area in Seekonk, Mass which is full of winding roads through forests and farms. It's been a great place to train and I've been doing a lot of 20-30 mile rides. At first the rides were pretty hard, but now, whenever I finish, I feel like I could keep going all day. I'm planning to ride to Newport tomorrow, which will be 37 miles each way, by far the longest I'll ever have ridden.

I also made a brief appearance at the Providence to San Francisco orientation a few days ago looking for a bike pump to borrow since the floor pump I usually use is back in PA with my roommate. I didn't know quite where orientation was -- my friend just knew it was in a church near Wayland Square. So biked over there and found a car with a black and pink Dolce strapped to the back. Aha, I thought, a Bike and Builder! I followed the car for a bit, then lost it, but managed to find a group of guys with matching Allez's and clip-in shoes at a stop light -- more Bike and Builders! They directed me to the church where i found a pump to borrow and also probably confused a lot of people. Anyway, thanks guys -- having fully inflated tires made my ride much more pleasant and it was also pretty exciting to see so many bike and builders in one place.