Dear Geena,
As I read your profile on the Texas 4000 page, I found you to be very relatable. I never lived outside of Oregon until I decided to go to Ohio State to study Biological Engineering, but it didn’t take me long to start bleeding Scarlet and Grey. My girlfriend likes to tease me about how I’m more of an Ohioan than she is despite the fact that I haven’t even lived there for a full year and she has lived there her whole life. I grew up loving the outdoors and I know how beautiful the Sierras are.
Seeing how much I could relate to you made it even harder to read about how cancer has affected your life. Your drive to ride in honor of your cousin and become an engineer to honor your high school teacher inspires me.
Cancer affects us all, and we need strong people like you to lead the fight.
Stay strong, and I hope you enjoy the rest of your ride.
Sincerely,
Dylan Beam, The Ohio State University
Geena May is a UT Austin sophomore studying Mechanical Engineering, and is currently riding to Alaska on the Texas 4000 Sierra 2016 team!
