When I was a kid, I begged my parents to play baseball with the city league. But there were fees to pay (without money), practices to get to (without a car), and league rules to bypass (girls weren't allowed to play). Against all odds, the neighborhood pulled together to help my twin sister and I sign up for city league. I played for The Pirates, batted fourth, and squatted squarely at home base as the catcher. At the end of the season, we stuffed homemade cupcakes in our faces and cheered for not being in last place (we were second-to-last).

That was the first time I worked with a team. And I loved it.

Years later I'm lucky enough to be on a bus with an even better team for theFIX. What's come together in the past few weeks has proven when you surround yourself with smarter, nicer, and overall amazing people, the end result is far better than anything you could have done on your own.

We've been traveling by bus across the United States and it couldn't have been possible without our bus driver, Jay. While we sleep at night, Jay is hustling us from one city to the next, sometimes driving as much as 17 hours in a row…he's awesome.

This is Jen Dawson. She's been my right hand in planning how life on the bus appears as well as organizing everything at each venue…she's there at the very beginning and the last person to leave every night. Jen is invaluable and I love her with all my heart…even though she makes fun of me for asking her for How To Be Hipster tips.

This is Andrew Barlow. He's our Operations Manager and does everything related to audio, visual, and wearing fitted shirts. Andrew is one of the hardest working guys I know, makes new friends in every city, and has become a dear friend who regularly kicks it into high gear with a huge smile on his face. All.The.Time.

This is Ashley Goodwin, a girl I convinced to join us to trek across the US and help engage in photography dialogue, make people feel at home with her Southern hospitality, and spice things up with twist of island life. She's also helped planning the routing logistics and parking of the bus which may or may not have caused a grey streak of hair to appear. Don't worry, boo, I'll give you a box of dye at the end of this!

Speaking of Ashley, she snapped this photo of me and JD in Tennessee…on his birthday…

I couldn't end this post without this photo, because, really…we've become family in the past few weeks and I'm indebted to their hard work, loyalty, and support…nothing means more to me than having friends by my side for the long haul!

Lastly, Polo would like to thank PASS, WHCC, and Adorama for their support…because…really…he couldn't be traveling with us if it wasn't for their belief in our ability to represent their amazing companies.

Happy Tuesday!