I don't know if you have noticed, but his show is about non-conformists and people who look at the world a different way. All of us fit that definition a little bit by the mere fact that we want to farm and only 2% of our population is in that career field. But what about that person that says "why do I have to do it that way"?
Today's guest, Ben Rykerd, is that person. Ben is now 29 years old. He describes himself as having a "travel bug" and he has known this since he was a kid. So, as high school was coming to a close Ben didn't just take the next prescribed step in the journey, he stopped and asked himself what type of life he wanted to have.
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