Ah, Cleveland.  Believeland.  I was here in 2014 to see the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, which was awesome.  But this time, with that out of the way, I can explore.  Yesterday was a great day of riding.  We only did 60 miles, so the heat didn't bother us so much (it is really hot here!).  I rode most of the way with Eric and Tony's baseball coach, Matt.  It was really cool to talk to him; he's an amazing competitor with a strong will to live and succeed, which is good because he's had brain cancer twice (!).  I asked if he was sick of talking about it but he said nobody ever wanted to talk about.  So we talked about it.  I won't reveal too much of what he said but it did make me feel better to hear his words since my brother is struggling with cancer as well.

I started getting sick yesterday so I had to take it easy and be in bed early.  Feeling some scratching in my throat.  A few other tidbits, perhaps.  Oh yes!  Somebody really awesome left a note in my cubby a couple of days ago; just a nice note saying how awesome it was to have me here, and they also left me a t-shirt.  I don't think people know how much stuff like that means to me; it's one of the whole reasons I go on this trip, to feel connected to other people.  Also, Jennifer gave me her hammock because mine stunk.  Everybody is so nice.

Today we're going to do a service project, so stay tuned for that!