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I just recently began hitchhiking in April of 2013 as a means to travel the country for cheaply and to find good people everywhere.  Over the course of 3.5 weeks I made my way from MO, through Arkansas and all of eastern Texas, over to New Orleans, LA, all the way to Jacksonville, FL, then back through Atlanta, GA, Tennessee, and St. Louis (a total of over 3,200 miles hitchhiked).  It was a wonderful experience, and I met many people who treated me with kindness and love.  I never felt in danger once.  I look forward to hitting the road once more on foot and seeing where else the wind and people's kindness will take me.
 
I just recently began hitchhiking in April of 2013 as a means to travel the country for cheaply and to find good people everywhere.  Over the course of 3.5 weeks I made my way from MO, through Arkansas and all of eastern Texas, over to New Orleans, LA, all the way to Jacksonville, FL, then back through Atlanta, GA, Tennessee, and St. Louis (a total of over 3,200 miles hitchhiked).  It was a wonderful experience, and I met many people who treated me with kindness and love.  I never felt in danger once.  I look forward to hitting the road once more on foot and seeing where else the wind and people's kindness will take me.
  
My favorite experience was between Mt. Vernon, TX and Weaver, TX, when a dude pulled up in a small white pickup truck and directed me to hop in the back, to which I obliged.  Just before we tore off, he yelled back "Hey, there's a cooler full of beer back there, help yerself!!"  Yessir!  He only took me 15 or so miles down, but I'll say, in my life to this point, I have felt no better feeling:  sun on your face, wind whipping through your hair, soaring down the Texas freeway in the bed of a total stranger's truck, with a cold beer in hand.
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My favorite experience was between Mt. Vernon, TX and Weaver, TX, when a dude pulled up in a small white pickup truck and directed me to hop in the back, to which I obliged.  Just before we tore off, he yelled back "Hey, there's a cooler full of beer back there, help yerself!!"  Yessir!  He only took me 15 or so miles down, but I'll say, in my life to this point, I have felt no better feeling:  sun on your face, wind whipping through your hair, soaring down the Texas freeway in the bed of a total stranger's truck, with a cold beer in hand.  At that point, I'd only been out of the Navy for a month, and I realized I had achieved a complete 180* turn in life.  THIS was freedom.

Revision as of 03:42, 15 May 2013

I am Drew, 24 years old and just recently released from active-duty Naval service. I am currently living in Kansas City, MO area but am relocating to Oregon to begin college in the fall.

I just recently began hitchhiking in April of 2013 as a means to travel the country for cheaply and to find good people everywhere. Over the course of 3.5 weeks I made my way from MO, through Arkansas and all of eastern Texas, over to New Orleans, LA, all the way to Jacksonville, FL, then back through Atlanta, GA, Tennessee, and St. Louis (a total of over 3,200 miles hitchhiked). It was a wonderful experience, and I met many people who treated me with kindness and love. I never felt in danger once. I look forward to hitting the road once more on foot and seeing where else the wind and people's kindness will take me.

My favorite experience was between Mt. Vernon, TX and Weaver, TX, when a dude pulled up in a small white pickup truck and directed me to hop in the back, to which I obliged. Just before we tore off, he yelled back "Hey, there's a cooler full of beer back there, help yerself!!" Yessir! He only took me 15 or so miles down, but I'll say, in my life to this point, I have felt no better feeling: sun on your face, wind whipping through your hair, soaring down the Texas freeway in the bed of a total stranger's truck, with a cold beer in hand. At that point, I'd only been out of the Navy for a month, and I realized I had achieved a complete 180* turn in life. THIS was freedom.