Jordan and the car journey from Halls Gap to Southern Cross

Do: Kia Mau Ki To Ukaipo/ Don't Forget Your Roots - SIX60

I was on the drive home from Grampians National Park Victoria with a really nice guy from USA called Jordan who gave me a lift back to Melbourne. The first song on his playlist was this. This is a traditional Polynesian/Maori song with a Jamaican reggae groove to it with the importance on not forgetting your roots. We talked about our specific trips to the Waitangi treaty ground on the North Island of New Zealand. Both of us had been there and participated in the formal cultural performances of the Maori tribe and had the traditional Hangi after. Maori culture speaks of your experiences as being written into the story of the culture and your main story is your roots... your family.

Re: Hello! - Book of Mormon

For those who know me... I am a big fan of Book of Mormon and have been rabbiting on about it for a good wee while now. In the same car journey we also talked about musicals and our collective love of Book of Mormon and had a sing song. A belter of an experience where two people... as of 12 hours ago didn't know each other at all, in a rental car giving it our all in of a share musical theatre favourite.

Mi: Walk with Jesus - Consumed with Fire

After this we started speaking about religion... and also family roots. Jordan was Jewish and has family in Israel but is disconnected from religion. I was talking about my experience with Jesus. We share so many traditions... over a 1000 pages worth... but we both agreed our culture has strayed away from the very things that have built it to where it is now. This journey was really frutiful and wholesome... deep and comedic and even included a McDonalds stop, Aboriginal Art (cover photo). It covered a lot of things in 2 hours and I feel we were more complete people after it. And all of this was spurred on after a coffee stop where the radio blurted out this song. Jesus was a traveller. He kept moving and there is an importance on movement, physically, spiritually and mentally and I think all three happened in this short journey... Amen. Cheers Jordan!