Dancing Around The World:

[Blue-Jay]

OK, so he's not a good dancer, but this is cool!

http://www.wherethehellismatt.com/

[Blue-Jay]

1. From his website:

Matt is a 30-year-old deadbeat from Connecticut who used to think that all he ever wanted to do in life was make and play videogames. He achieved this goal pretty early and enjoyed it for a while, but eventually realized there might be other stuff he was missing out on. In February of 2003, he quit his job in Brisbane, Australia and used the money he'd saved to wander around the planet until it ran out. He made this site so he could keep his family and friends updated about where he is.

A few months into his trip, a travel buddy gave Matt the idea of dancing everywhere he went and recording it on his camera. This turned out to be a very good idea. Now Matt is quasi-famous as "That guy who dances on the internet. No, not that guy. The other one. No, not him either. I'll send you the link. It's funny."

The response to the first video brought Matt to the attention of the nice people at Stride long-lasting gum. They asked Matt if he'd be interested in taking another trip around the world to make a new video. Matt asked if they'd be paying for it. They said yes. Matt thought this sounded like another very good idea.

At the end of 2005, Matt left on a 6 month trip through 39 countries on all 7 continents. In that time, he danced a great deal.

Matt dances very badly, but most people don't seem to mind.

Matt is not rich. Matt also doesn't have some magical secret for traveling cheaply. He does it pretty much the same way everybody else does. Matt thinks Americans need to travel abroad more.

[Critters2]

2. This made me smile. Thank you. nt

[Blue-Jay]

4. You're welcome. Made me smile too!

[MsKandice01]

3. That's dancing?

It looks like a combination of tap dancing and running in place. I love it though! I adore kooky people who do random shit just for the hell of it. I would be the same way if I wasn't so shy.

[Blue-Jay]

5. I'll let the guy on the video answer that one himself:

"I just flail my limbs in a way that feels natural and good and fun."

I totally want to find a way to do something like this.

[HoneyBee]

6. That's very cool... ever see this?

It brought tears to my eyes and hope to my soul.

http://www.free-hugs.com/index.shtml

"What an amazing world it would be if we were known as people who have a smile and a kind word for everyone. No matter what our jobs are, perhaps the most important work we can do is to help and encourage others, especially by our actions. With constant threats targeted towards our morale and human spirit, kind and encouraging actions are needed to get us through our everyday situations, no matter how big or small they may be."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vr3x_RRJdd4

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[Blue-Jay]

7. That kind of made me tear up a little bit.

*sniff*

[MsKandice01]

8. Me too...

What a sweet soul.