Matt is a 31-year-old deadbeat from Connecticut who used to think that all he ever wanted to do in life was make and play videogames. Matt 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 Asia until it ran out. He made this site so he could keep his family and friends updated about where he is.
The response to the first video brought Matt to the attention of the nice people at Stride 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.
In 2006, Matt took a 6 month trip through 39 countries on all 7 continents. In that time, he danced a great deal.
What a great video! Isn’t it amazing how dancing and happiness go hand in hand …
FANTASTIC!! What a beautiful contribution to the dance of life.
I love the video. Makes one feel really happy about the world. More importantly everyone can relate to the video - from either seeing their home town; seeing somewhere they have been before; or the concept of everyone having danced. He also presents an amusing perspective of life in certain countries. I just read his blog entry from when he was in Kenya in 2004. I was living there at the time - so I find it amusing from the perspective of the tourist. He sure makes it sound more scary than I felt it to be.
ahh so sweet.. exquisite.. heart warming.. joyful.. the music is delicious x