Where the Hell is Matt
Matt is a 26-year-old itinerant deadbeat from Connecticut.
He quit his job in Brisbane, Australia to go walk the Earth, like Caine from Kung Fu. He made this site so he could keep his family and friends updated about where he is in his travels. - Check out the dancing video.
I spent a few minutes this morning reading some of Matt’s posts from his travels around the world. Fascinating. I love seeing someone like that - someone not afraid to step out into the unknown. One post in particular stood out...sparking that wanderlust in me. I’m itching for an adventure.
From his post on 8/7/03 from Prague, Czech Republic:
We all live in cages. We don’t want to admit it, but a lot of us walk in there voluntarily, cause the stuff outside can be really scary. We have these reasons why we can’t do stuff and they limit our options until we’re forced into whatever’s left. So we sit in there complaining about what we ended up with, and eventually we forget that there’s no lock on the door.
Well I figured out about the lock. I went outside and nothing bad happened. I got some weird looks from people, but no one tried to stop me and I’m still prancing around outside the cage. I don’t want to get back in.
Planet Earth is a hoot. It’s not all hidden lagoons and virgin rainforests; there’s lots of awful shit to deal with. But that can be fun too.
Let me clarify my point a little bit. I’m not suggesting that you have to tour the world to avoid being trapped in a cage. It’s a mental thing. Without getting too Tony Robbins, it’s about realizing that the only thing between you and the things you want to do is yourself.
At least that’s my situation. I realize that other people have other obstacles; whether they be children, parents, pets, spouses, potential spouses, ex-spouses, strange voices, parole officers, guidance counselors, secret government agencies, military dictators, sweatshop owners, freak show operators, tour guides, or Jennifer Lopez. Take your pick. But me, I’ve got no excuses.
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