Dear Matt the Professional Hitchhiker,

It was a pleasure meeting you on our way to Mexico. I guess I should apologize to you first, as I know I was not the best of company considering I had a bit of food poisoning on the bus, but that’s another story… Regardless, I just wanted to say thank you. Because of you and your incredible stories, you not only made the bus ride go by quickly, but you also sparked the desire to venture further, travel longer, and discover more!

I think when doing anything for too long of a time, you can sometimes get bogged down, and I am not going to lie to you, it was happening to me with traveling and I was a bit homesick.

Anyways, when I saw you with your juggling bowling pins in hand and your long dreadlock hair, I was excited to talk to you, as your appearance alone seemed to tell a story. It wasn’t long before you started telling us about your stint of hitch hiking through the US and Mexico. From being offered plenty of drugs, falling in love one day with a beautiful blonde California girl who picked you up, all the way to being escorted off the highway in handcuffs by the police and then asking for a picture; your adventure sounds like something right out of the playbooks.

My friend, you could write a book with the kind of stories you had. Although I know that probably doesn’t top your list of things to do considering you still have too much life to live, I want you to know your stories inspire taking risks and being open to new people. Safest travels and best of luck with your juggling career!

Inspired por you,

Kristen