Hitchhiking Lessons – Part 3

It was the weekend, primetime and I was in Nashville, Tennessee. What a perfect place and time to take a break and enjoy myself and all I could think about was getting 50 miles farther east to Clarksville! Why? I wish I could answer that question logically, but all I...

Hitchhiking Lessons – Part 2

At the beginning of the second leg of my trip across the country, the reality of the fact that the dream is free but not the journey became my stark awareness. After only one day on the road, the heavy canvas backpack was rubbing my shoulders almost raw. Why did I...

Hitchhiking Lessons – Part 1

Do you believe that everything that has happened in your life to this moment brought you to where you are? I believe that. If not, some of the adventures and decisions in my life would seem entirely nonsensical. When I was a young man I decided to hitchhike from the...