Brad's Story

This right here. Things like that truly amaze me. It's been a while since I've read anything inspiring. What I would give to do something fantastic and use my experiences to write a tale of my adventures. I think that's where raw, great writing comes from. But to muster the guts to change your own life- that's the challenging part. I wish that I could do something extraordinary, something that would inspire others. Alas, I am as ordinary as they come and am held back by ordinary things.

I try to envision myself in Brad's shoes and I find that it just doesn't work. If someone pulled a knife on me while I was alone at a train station at night and I retaliated by pulling a knife as well, like Brad did, I don't think the stranger would back off. Danger is more . . . apparent, I feel, for women. It's the whole "women are weaker than men" thing. The idea today is that women are much easier to take down than men. As much as I don't want to admit it's true, it's true to say the stranger with the knife. It's quite sad how the separation of gender hold women back (totally not trying to be a feminist kook here). I mean, Brad's couchsurfing experiences could also be a danger for a women. On the other hand, maybe danger is selective. Maybe it hasn't anything to do with gender at all. Maybe Brad got lucky and danger could happen to anyone.

Anyway, just thought I'd share Brad's amazing story. He's actually inspired a few other people to go out and do something extraordinary.