After having worked on a locked psychiatric unit at a major hospital for over a year, I was ready for a major change. We would work 10-12 days straight without a day off. I was carrying a triple overload of stress. I sold all of my possessions and hit the road. I decided to write an unvarnished account of my travels across the United States, and the eccentric characters I met along my way. I double majored in psychology/sociology with a minor in ethics at university. This gave me an additional insight into human nature, for the characters I encountered.