Life Lessons From a 7-Thousand-Mile Bike Ride | Short Film Showcase

[Music]

[Music] I’ve met a lot of older people

I’ve met a lot of older people

I’ve met a lot of older people grandparents teachers who give me the

grandparents teachers who give me the

grandparents teachers who give me the spiel of my life went by so fast just

spiel of my life went by so fast just

spiel of my life went by so fast just yesterday I was 19 or 25 and and now I

yesterday I was 19 or 25 and and now I

yesterday I was 19 or 25 and and now I don’t know where all that time went I

don’t know where all that time went I

don’t know where all that time went I just blinked and I was 80 and I think

just blinked and I was 80 and I think

just blinked and I was 80 and I think about that and I’m like what a what a

about that and I’m like what a what a

about that and I’m like what a what a strange way to be alive back in

strange way to be alive back in

strange way to be alive back in California I had this fear of building

California I had this fear of building

California I had this fear of building this routine in my 30s and suddenly the

this routine in my 30s and suddenly the

this routine in my 30s and suddenly the decade is gone and so I promised myself

decade is gone and so I promised myself

decade is gone and so I promised myself I would do something radically different

I would do something radically different

I would do something radically different and I’m gonna do something that scares

and I’m gonna do something that scares

and I’m gonna do something that scares the crap out of me and see if that

the crap out of me and see if that

the crap out of me and see if that changes my brain chemistry

changes my brain chemistry

changes my brain chemistry [Music]

[Music]

[Music] I’ve been living on my bicycle for a

I’ve been living on my bicycle for a

I’ve been living on my bicycle for a year now bikes from Oregon down America

year now bikes from Oregon down America

year now bikes from Oregon down America down Mexico Central America and into

down Mexico Central America and into

down Mexico Central America and into South America and people ask me why do

South America and people ask me why do

South America and people ask me why do you live on a bike why did you quit your

you live on a bike why did you quit your

you live on a bike why did you quit your job why are you doing this my answer is

job why are you doing this my answer is

job why are you doing this my answer is this the routine is the enemy

this the routine is the enemy

this the routine is the enemy it makes it fly by

it makes it fly by

it makes it fly by when you’re a kid everything is

when you’re a kid everything is

when you’re a kid everything is astonishing everything is new

astonishing everything is new

astonishing everything is new and so your brain is awake and turned on

and so your brain is awake and turned on

and so your brain is awake and turned on so every passing second your brain is

so every passing second your brain is

so every passing second your brain is learning something new learning how the

learning something new learning how the

learning something new learning how the world works and so the muscle of your

world works and so the muscle of your

world works and so the muscle of your brain is activated and as you get older

brain is activated and as you get older

brain is activated and as you get older and your brain has figured out the

and your brain has figured out the

and your brain has figured out the patterns of the way the world works

patterns of the way the world works

patterns of the way the world works this is how you make money this is how

this is how you make money this is how

this is how you make money this is how you graduate school this is how you get

you graduate school this is how you get

you graduate school this is how you get a mortgage this is how you have kids

a mortgage this is how you have kids

a mortgage this is how you have kids I’ve got that on lockdown I know my car

I’ve got that on lockdown I know my car

I’ve got that on lockdown I know my car and I’m gonna go to work every day and

and I’m gonna go to work every day and

and I’m gonna go to work every day and I’m gonna check out all these things and

I’m gonna check out all these things and

I’m gonna check out all these things and once your brain establishes a routine it

once your brain establishes a routine it

once your brain establishes a routine it stops the alertness goes away the

stops the alertness goes away the

stops the alertness goes away the fascination with the way the world works

fascination with the way the world works

fascination with the way the world works I think that’s what travel in general

I think that’s what travel in general

I think that’s what travel in general does it wakes up your brain I’ll go into

does it wakes up your brain I’ll go into

does it wakes up your brain I’ll go into a new country the Panama

a new country the Panama

a new country the Panama to Colombia these countries I’m like

to Colombia these countries I’m like

to Colombia these countries I’m like scared because

scared because

scared because and I’ll find it beautiful and shocking

and I’ll find it beautiful and shocking

and I’ll find it beautiful and shocking every Hill I cross over is insanely

every Hill I cross over is insanely

every Hill I cross over is insanely awesome

awesome

awesome my brain is fascinated I didn’t know my

my brain is fascinated I didn’t know my

my brain is fascinated I didn’t know my brain can be so turning I want to be

brain can be so turning I want to be

brain can be so turning I want to be aware of every day I’m alive and I want

aware of every day I’m alive and I want

aware of every day I’m alive and I want to make it to 85 and be exhausted

to make it to 85 and be exhausted

to make it to 85 and be exhausted because I have been alive and awake

because I have been alive and awake

because I have been alive and awake every single day and that I think that’s

every single day and that I think that’s

every single day and that I think that’s the duty of being an adult is when

the duty of being an adult is when

the duty of being an adult is when you’re a kid everything’s new so you

you’re a kid everything’s new so you

you’re a kid everything’s new so you don’t have to work for it you’re just

don’t have to work for it you’re just

don’t have to work for it you’re just astonishment once you’re an adult that’s

astonishment once you’re an adult that’s

astonishment once you’re an adult that’s a choice you choose adventure for your

a choice you choose adventure for your

a choice you choose adventure for your own

own

own but it’s not about the bike it’s about

but it’s not about the bike it’s about

but it’s not about the bike it’s about getting out of your routine

getting out of your routine

getting out of your routine to look like anything

to look like anything

to look like anything [Music]

[Music]

[Music] that’s what I’m doing here that’s why

that’s what I’m doing here that’s why

that’s what I’m doing here that’s why I’m doing this bike

I’m doing this bike

I’m doing this bike because I don’t want my days to control

because I don’t want my days to control

because I don’t want my days to control me I don’t I don’t want my life the

me I don’t I don’t want my life the

me I don’t I don’t want my life the calendar to be my boss I want to control

calendar to be my boss I want to control

calendar to be my boss I want to control my day

my day

my day I want to choose the adventures that I

I want to choose the adventures that I

I want to choose the adventures that I go on

go on

go on and I want to choose of a mind and a

and I want to choose of a mind and a

and I want to choose of a mind and a soul that’s wide awake because in a

soul that’s wide awake because in a

soul that’s wide awake because in a sense it turns your hundred years on

sense it turns your hundred years on

sense it turns your hundred years on this planet

this planet

this planet into a thousand and so I mean that’s why

into a thousand and so I mean that’s why

into a thousand and so I mean that’s why I’m doing this bike trip