Reality IS perception. Perceptions can be changed. Alter your Reality and poke sharp things at the Status Quo.

by Scarab.

Scarab has this to say on his profile:

Men are all too willing to follow anything they feel can give them more meaning than they can find in themselves.

He’s passionate and lately feeling a bit down. The big adventure is his dream and he went after it. Now on the flip side he’s got something to share about that journey. I recommend you follow Scarab; help him reignite!

     If you haven’t heard @jacklhasa and @scarab are taking their Twitter tails on the road.  These two crazy guys have set off around the United States to meet up with folks they know and even some they don’t.

     I asked Jack if he’d take time out of the busy road trip to answer tell us about this project.  Don’t you want to know what makes these two tick?  Well then read on. Jack took a few minutes out to answer some questions about the project.

1. What is this traveling road show about? What’s the purpose?

     Well, when we started out, we set the lofty goal than many American journalists attempt at least once in their lives: to find the American Dream.  But I think as we’ve traveling and things have evolved, we might already be living the American Dream.  We started out with nothing, and we are able to do most of the things we want to.  Now it’s more about exploration and discovery.  We want to see as many new places as possible, and meet as many people as possible.  We’re trying to unite an online community(Twitter) in the real world.  We’re also trying to give something back to the real world cities we visit, like we did in Florence, AL.(http://tinyurl.com/3oyz3f)
 

2. What brought this idea to light? And who?

Scarab and I dreamed it up one day when things weren’t going so well for us.  I came home that night and told @darkgracie about it, and she wrote the first post every about Twitter Travels in her tumblr (NSFW) that night.  Just a few nights later, we would do a podcast with @markdavidson that would really kick things off. 

3. How are you financing the trip?

At this point we are financed almost entirely by donations.  We both put in some starting money from selling most of our worldly possessions, and we both bring in a little each month for writing for various websites and magazines.  We’ve been fortunate enough to receive the backing of a huge community, and it grows more everyday.

4. Tell us about the website and how folks can help.

The website is http://twittertravels.com.  It hosts our travel plans, articles, and thoughts from the road.  People who want to help out can donate on the website in several ways, or they can blog or micro-blog about us to get more people interested. 

5. What are some of your upcoming stops that you’re most excited about?

Well, plans changed quickly last weekend when @gregbarnett said, “Jack, you have to be at TweetUp LA.”  So we spent that weekend raising money, and we are flying out to Los Angeles on May 28th!  After LA, I know we are both looking forward to New York City, where we’ll be @BrooklynBeast’s road crew for the Vermont 100.(http://www.vermont100.com) 

6. Where can we find photos from this journey?

I’ve got a flickr account that holds all the photos, organized by city at http://tinyurl.com/5f2kty

7. Will you be putting together a road trip book when you’re done?

We certainly hope so!  My first book will be published sometime this summer, and we are hoping to get a travel guide and restaurant guide out after this is all over. 

8. What can someone do to get their favorite city on the list?

Just drop us a line.  It’s as simple as that.  If we have not been there yet, we’ll put it on the schedule.  If we’ve been there already, but missed a few Twits, we might be able to schedule in a return trip.

     Wow! Jack and Scarab sound like they’re having a great time, experiencing a dream come true.  Missed out so far?  You can catch up on their site, http://twittertravels.com/.  Want to show moral support?  Then follow and tweet with @jacklhasa and @scarab.  I’m sure they’d both appreciate it.

     Have more questions you’d like to see Jack and Scarab answer? Let me know!  We’ll get them together.
     What cool social networking project are you working on?  Let me know and I’ll get you on the front page here at The Broad Brush.