My name is Trudie. I'm in my third year at the University of Texas at Austin, working on a B.S. in Public Health. I'm especially interested in health promotion and health behaviors, particularly fitness among minority populations. I believe in working hard to achieve success and never giving up on the beaUTy of dreams. I love being a Texas Longhorn and I love this grand city of Austin. On any given day, I can be found running the sunny lake trails or exploring the city on my bike. Alternatively, I spend a lot of time studying in coffeeshops around Austin because they're the perfect environment of caffeine, WiFi and cool darkness for reading scholarly articles. My favorite coffee shop is Summermoon and I'm currently hard at work in the kitchen to discover what the 7 secrets ingredients are in "moonmilk," the delicious base of their lattes. I like to wear dresses whenever I can, contrary to the popular belief that I was born in running shorts or a cycling jersey. Below are some of my favorite things:
*sunshine *swing dancing *running *reading anything and everything *baby animals *cookies *chocolate *J.R.R. Tolkien works *peppermint tea *family This summer I'm going to be embarking on this Texas 4000 journey and I couldn't be more excited for the challenge of riding, the people we're going to meet and the relationships I will be able to build with my teammates. Hope you can be a part of it! |