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==We never shared names==
==Viva con Agua Hitchhike Race 2008==
[[Image:wukk_hasekuh.jpg|thumb|240px|right|the The car that inspired malte Malte and marcel Marcel for more...]]
''From the 23rd of August on twelve people in five groups made their way hitchhiking from Hamburg to Saragossa for the Open Network Viva con Agua de Sankt Pauli, a charity movement from Hamburg-St.Pauli, which provides different villages in Latin America and Africa with clear drinkable water resources. On their way the hitchhikers called attention for the worldwide drinkable water problems with 5,000 flyers in different languages and through the media.
Malte, participant and member of the organization-team describes the way how the idea of such a race was born till the end with reactions of friends, surroundings and media.''
==='''Hitchhiking and Viva con Agua'''===
[[Image:wukk_tramprennen.jpg|thumb|240px|right|the hitchhikers Hitchhikers spread this flyer in three languages 5000 times on their 2500km long way 2500 km journey from [[Hamburg ]] to [[Saragossa]]]]
2 years later in 2008, after some time of traveling, working and studying we decided to organize a hitchhiking race for two weeks to a certain destination somewhere in Europe.We heard about this charity movement from Hamburg-St.Pauli called "Viva con Agua", which was known to raise money for social projects in another way we know it from big organizations. We liked the idea of an open network, where everybody has the option to move, organize or participate in something, with own ideas and influence. We also liked the idea, that Viva con Agua doesn't just ask people to donate money on a simple bank account but involving them in every project they run. Organizing parties, concerts, cultural and sport events or arrange "Water Days" in schools with a charity run afterward, so the kids know what they're running for. They also walked 1000km from Hamburg to Basel with a wooden bicycle from Kongo to the European Football Cup opening game in 39 days to call attention for the worldwide drinking water problems and collected deposit cups on every bigger festival in Germany the whole summer long.A crazy crew of young people willing to move something, open for new ways and ideas.
==='''Reactions'''===
'''Wow! it seems to work! - Reactions close before the start and after two weeks of hitchhiking'''
[[Image:wukk_gruppenfoto.jpg|thumb|240px|right|the The whole hitchhiking crew and their spontaneous host Boby in [[Montpellier]]]]
And two weeks before the race actually started, our project started to evolve like the rule number one of hitchhiking: you always get away.
=== Hitchhiking ===
[[Image:Shaun_sleeping.jpg|thumb|240px|right|Shaun sleeping early morning in Paris at the [[888]]-event]] ''How does hitchhiking fit in all that?''
It is the lowest budget way of traveling. If you go short distances, you can ride bikes as you can go anywhere with that, but for larger distances, hitching is a really great way of traveling. It is not completely risk-free obviously, but you have a choice of who you want to get in the car with and if you can 'read' people you can be a good hitchhiker.
''How does one become a good hitchhiker?''
To start with, it is all in your attitude, if you're sitting on a back bag on the side of the road, not looking to anyone, you will never get that ride. But if you are standing up, big smile, and your thumb is out there with enthusiasm, you look the drivers in the eye, yeah, then it works pretty good. Equally important, when you're not getting your rides, don't feel bad about it, your right ride will come along, just wait and stay positive.
''Did you have fears or doubts before traveling?''
Well, there is the fear of never leaving the same place, the same old town. And doing something other than what you are told to do when you are born, school, job, marriage, house, kids. That fear pushed me into traveling. The adventure of it all, not knowing what would happen next, all the different places, and friends you haven't met yet. Places you hadn't seen yet, that pulled me into travelling.
---Sarah Jane from Canada
==Hitchhikers Control Card==
--- by Noemi.
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