Out Of The Wild: An Alaskan's Adventure To Find America

My name is John. I was born and raised in Alaska. I have been hearing how the American Dream is no longer possible for my generation; how the pursuit of a college education will leave my peers and me in crippling debt; and America is no longer the beacon of hope it once was. Too many of my generation believe what they are hearing. I am not going to surrender to such news.

I believe what made America great in the past can make it great again. I know many small business owners that are living their American Dream right now. I have heard these people talk about their dreams. They work harder than anyone I know every minute of every day. These are dreamers that act on their dreams. I want to chase my dream in the same way. My personal motto is, “Risk much, forgive much, and gain much”. I want to pursue a career in film. I want to chase my dream too.

I need to see more of this country to better understand my homeland. I want to meet the people who make this country work. Upon graduation from high school I am riding my bicycle 6,000 miles from Kodiak, Alaska to Key West, Florida to find my America. I am not going on this tour just to ride my bike. My plan is to document the people I meet that have put their dreams to work. I will interview them in their environment and interview the people they serve.

Using my bicycle, a tent, and a camera I will tell this story in a documentary I call “Finding My America”. I will begin in my hometown of Kodiak, Alaska on May 22, 2012. I am partnering with small businesses that will sponsor this trip. I am working with many Subway restaurant owners who are sponsoring me in exchange for a commercial I will make and post on the Internet.

When my trip is complete, I want to share what I learn with everyone. Look for the finished documentary in the late fall of 2012. The blog will serve as a behind the scenes update to chronicle my grand adventure. I am accepting financial support from anyone interested in inspiring my generation to embrace the hard work of bringing America back to a new era of greatness. I hope to tell the stories of the real American dream. I hope to raise enough money to pay for college without student loans. Help me tell this American story. Together we can be the difference.

Monday, June 11, 2012

Headed into the Cascades! 6-11-12

I'm in Sedrow Woolley as of now and will be heading to Marblemount tonight. Then tomorrow I begin the climb from 200 ft to 5,000 some odd ft. Oh boy :)

Service will be limited so don't fret if I am behind by a few posts.

I was expecting WA to be filled with brand name stores and big buildings.

To my surprise WA is filled with locally owned stores and big open plains filled with farmland!

Most of the small towns I have gone through are filled with interesting and kind people determined on fulfilling their own American dream!



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1 comment:

Debbie Adamson said...

You are funny! You may find that many states still believe, we, in Washington are still operating with horse and buggies and covered wagons. Too many people, especially as you go East, still think we have dirt roads and we are undeveloped.....LOL The town I live in, Walla Walla, WA people down South still think it's a town you only hear mentioned in the cartoons, but it's a real place with a lot of history. Lewis and Clark even traveled through here.

Have fun discovering Washington.

June 12, 2012 at 9:14 AM

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