He mostly just danced in front of iconic landmarks, but along the way he went to a country called Rwanda, and since there arent any landmarks in Rwanda that youd want to dance in front of, instead he just went to a small village and danced with a bunch of kids. The kids joined him immediately and without hesitation. That ended up being the best thing that happened to him on the trip. The kids taught him that people are a whole lot more interesting than old landmarks and monuments. Matt went back to Stride and told them he did it all wrong and they needed to send him around the planet again. They said, Okay, and in 2008 he put out another video that showed thousands of people laughing, smiling, and goofing around together. It took him five years and three tries, but he finally got it right that time. The internet exploded. Matt briefly went from quasi-famous to not-entirely-un-famous. Visa hired him to do his dance in a series of TV ads that air across Asia and the Middle East, which introduced him to a thing called Business Class, and meant he didnt have to worry so much about money anymore. He settled down with Melissa in Seattle, Washington and bought a house. Eventually Matt decided there was one thing left he wanted to say that the other videos hadnt quite said. He knew it was the sort of thing that was going to make a sponsor uneasy, and he kind of wanted to own his work anyway, so he decided to take what hed earned from endorsements and invest it into another video. In 2010, Matt started traveling again. He had to take a prolonged pit stop the following year when he and Melissa had a son. After that, leaving home for long stretches got even harder. But he hired a small team to help him finish and they eventually got it done. Matt put his fourth video out in 2012. Hes really proud of it and he hopes you like it too. Matt thinks travel is important. It helps us learn what were capable of, that the path laid in front of us isnt the only one we can choose, and that we dont need to be so afraid of each other all the time. Matt used to think you were either good at something or bad at something and there wasnt much you could do to change it. He wishes hed learned sooner that you can get better at most things just by doing them over and over again. It really is that simple.
Posted on: Fri, 09 Jan 2015 23:55:26 +0000
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