I have asked myself the same question for half a year now.. Is this real life?I am currently spending all my time working on my fundraising, keeping up with school, and spending as much time on my bike as possible. With all of this distracting me, I have not spent much time thinking about the reality of this summer. Sure, I am going to spend it on my bike with 29 other beautiful people. We are going to be doing great things, raising money, collecting portraits, and literally riding our bikes across the country. This is what I was expecting... But as school ends and summer approaches, reality is setting in.Now that the training rides are in full swing, meetings are becoming more focused on the summer, and we are spending so much time as a team, I can't help but think about how much my life is going to change in 45 days. I will be living in a saddle, with 29 college kids, and limited showers. We will be riding though big cities and small towns in whatever weather is thrown at us. We will be sharing everything but toothbrushes. We will have the opportunity to collect the stories of those effected by cancer and spread them with hope. We will make an impact across the country. This is what I am looking forward to most.I frequently question the reality of this, and most everyone questions our sanity. We all have our reasons for doing this though. I am riding for my family, friends, teachers... People who have made me the person I am happy to be and who have fought with positivity to continue to impact the lives of others. Although as a team, we can narrow this down to one solid reason: We hate cancer.So I guess this is real. My life will change for the better in 45 days. We will make an impact. And perhaps we all are a little insane, but at least we have solid reasoning backing us up.This summer couldn't come soon enough.-Ashley Young