The True Sound of Freedom

Freedom has a distinct and true sound, some people never hear it, others never realize it, and there are those of us who live for it. We are the few who seek out new adventures and thrills everyday. We seek understanding and we question norms. We do not degrade the beliefs of others. Rather we build on the differences we encounter. We become one with those we meet, if only for an instant, and as we depart from their presence part of them will always be etched into our being. Interactions with the people we meet along our journey are the most important aspect of our existence. Some of these people become our friends, others our peers, and others only bring about a smile or a happy moment of memory.

Together we are a collective of rucksack ramblers and backpack buddies. We have little fear of the unknown. You might see us as you drive through the countrysides of Europe as we hitch from one destination to another. We can be found working at random no name bars on some small island in the Adamen Sea. Some of us work the fields of a small, undiscovered countryside trying to scrape together enough money for our next adventure. Others will find us camped just outside of a small town with a few other crazy mates that we befriended along the way. We are never in one place very long, and you might walk right past and not realize we even exist, but we really do not care if you see us or not.

Our driving is force is not the size of our bank account, nor how our stock portfolio stacks up against our brothering. What does drive us? Living life, and the experiencing it to its fullest. We love people and we love you, although you do not always understand us. We sometimes laugh at you when we see you with your guidebooks and fancy digital cameras. You also piss us off to know end when you snap pictures at the worst possible times. We wonder why you do not live for the experience and the moment, and why do you carry your homeland everywhere you go, and you expect everyone to conform to your thoughts and ways? Do not forget that we too are proud of our own culture, and that we love our homelands, but remember we live life to experience all things and all others.

We seek understanding and enlightenment. Weather it comes from a monk on the highest peak in Tibet, or a homeless man on a cold no name street in Frankfort? We do not judge those who share their philosophy, although we do question and ask for more insight. We only ask that you help us understand. When you see us during our travels do not dismiss us, rather talk to us. Do not forget that we want to be connected to you and perhaps part of us will become part of your being as well.

We travel the world in search of answers, and we have found one truth; the true and distinct sound of freedom is the sound of your passport being stamped as you enter into an unknown country with an open and free mind.