Friday, October 5, 2007

Roadtrip Nation

This is David of Roadtrip Nation
This is Katie. She is on top of their RV looking at a pretty sunset.
This is their green RV. The picture is blurry, but you get the idea.


We just keep finding the most interesting things. We are a Cummins Coach Care facility in Coburg, OR. It is across the road from the Monaco plant and next to the Marathon Motorcoach plant. At this Cummins repair facility they have RV hookups and we can stay overnight here for no charge. We had just gotten up from our afternoon nap and this green RV backed in beside us. I don’t mean green, I mean GREEEEEEEN! It had lettering on it that said “Roadtrip Nation”. I was online so I did a search and got intrigued with what I found. This is what their web page says:
It all started with four friends and one dilemma: "what do I want to do with my life?" Fresh out of college and unsure about the career paths in front of them, they were determined to expose themselves to more than just the traditional life roads. They hopped in an old RV, painted it green, and hit the road to talk with inspiring people from all walks of life to find out how they came to do what they love for a living. Today, Roadtrip Nation has evolved into a PBS series, three books, an online community, and a student movement. We send people on the road who are interested in exploring the world outside their comfort zone, talking with individuals who chose to define their own road in life, and sharing their experiences with our generation.

I went over and struck up a conversation with these young people and learned more about what they are doing. They are out recruiting for the PBS program “Roadtrip Nation”. We met with Katie and Dave and they are looking for college age students who don’t know what they want to do. The more lost the better. Their electric steps wouldn’t work so while I was fixing it we had a chance to get to know them a little and told them what we are doing. They asked if they could interview us and when they came over to our coach they had a TV camera. They asked us a lot of questions about what it is like to leave our comfort zone and try something new. They also asked us how we overcame hardships. They gave us some DVD, CDs, bumper stickers and pins. It was good to talk with them and to know that they are pursuing a life that has meaning and purpose instead of just plugging into the system. Here is their web page: http://roadtripnation.com/

2 comments:

Unknown said...

Hey Mitch and Kim!

It's Dave from RoadTrip Nation--we had a blast talking with you guys. Safe journey and as always . . . define your own road in life.

-Dave & Katie!

Mitch & Kim said...

Hi Dave & Katie,

Kim and I really appreciated talking with you also. We are headed for California and are flying our kids out to San Diego for Thanksgiving. It will be good to see them.
I don’t know if you have ever read the book, “Purpose Driven Live”, but if you would want to, Kim and I would be more than happy to send free copies to you both.

Keep searching for your purpose in life – not just when you are young, but always. Life is too short to not make a difference in the lives of others.


Thanks for the letter,
Mitch