WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 2nd
Just a short post today, which is really just an excuse to share with you one of my favorite videos that a friend sent me about a year ago. This video was made by an American guy in his early 30s, Matt, who loved travelling. One day while travelling he and his friend had the idea that it would be a good idea to video record him dancing like a complete idiot. After posting the video on the Internet, he then went on a second extended trip to dance in other cities, and then eventually got a company to sponsor a third worldwide tour, where he not only recorded himself dancing, but also got other people to dance with him. Not a bad way to get someone else to pay for your travels.
At any rate, even for experienced travelers, which I would consider myself far from, learning to survive in foreign countries full of people who speak another language and have completely different customs can be daunting or even, at times, just plain exhausting. Nonetheless, I think this video is a good reminder that even though each of us comes from a culture with it's own unique languages, religions, customs, and traditions, that in spite of all these differences, at the most basic level, we all come from a mutual genetic make up, which allows us to share in similar thoughts, dreams, and emotions. And because of that, even something as basic as dancing like a complete idiot can bring us together to celebrate the common joy and happiness of simply being human. That's my theory, at least.
So without further delay, here is the link:
http://www.wherethehellismatt.com/
Just click on the play button of the video found under "Dancing 2008", and be sure to have your audio turned up.
Enjoy!
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