Great Story: Man Walking Across America Just Because...

Here is an excerpt from a great article I read on Yahoo! about a man named Matt Green. In these crazy times of uncertainty, thirty year old Matt decided it would be a good idea to drop his job as a civil engineer and literally WALK across America. Matt's adventure is pushing his comfort zone a little by physically and socially challenging him as he looks to post up in a new town every night. As personally transforming this journey is for him, it is also having an effect on those who cross his path:

Jason Eppink, a 28-year-old assistant museum curator who met Green through the walks he led in New York, says Green's journey is "obviously a personal project, but I don't think it's a one-way street."

Green, says Eppink, is "able to touch people."

Each night before the sun sets, Green counts on that ability, knocking on farmhouse doors to find a place to pitch his small tent.

He doesn't always get a "yes." But night after night, there is always someone who takes an interest in this young stranger and his quest, including Liz and Ron Struzynski, a bank worker and laborer who live outside Milton, Wis.

"I don't suppose you've watched 'Forrest Gump,'" Ron Struzynski said, chuckling as he compared Green — as many people have — to the movie character known for his penchant for running.

Green grinned and nodded, as he went to set up his tent near the couple's newly planted vegetable gardens.

The Struzynskis let him charge his cell phone and fill up his water bottles. He washed up in their barn, and they invited him in for a meal.
"He's more than welcome, heck," Liz Struzynski said. "It takes a lot of courage to do what he's doing."- Yahoo! News

You can read more about Matt's inspiring journey by clicking the Yahoo! link above or visiting his website: www.imjustwalkin.com