this is roadtrip nation. [laughter] (tina) this morning i was woken up by the laughter of vanessa and calvin, which was nice. then i realized i wasn't in my room back at home, i was in an rv. i'm really excited. [laughs] i feel like i couldn't have been put with two better people. we're just really open to whatever experience gets thrown at us. (calvin) does it smell weird in here? (tina) that's what i thought. it's chili, right? it's like a chili, like-- (calvin) i thought it smelled like...poopie. it's pretty strong. (calvin) we got to experience dumping our waste. and it smelled horrible. i describe the smell as when you muck a barn, which is when you shovel out all of the manure that's accumulated in the barn over the winter or the season. voila. ♪ (vanessa) that one's coming out. he's going for it! [disappointedly] aw. (vanessa) probably what's pushed me the most out of my comfort zone on this trip is driving. it's seriously the hardest thing for me. stay calm, it's okay. (vanessa) since this trip is all

(female announcer roadtrip nation extends beyond the program you just watched.ment that includes students creating their own roadtrip experiences. here's a snapshot of the movement in the classroom. (female #3 i have anxiety about what's going to happen in the future. like, am i going to love my job? (male #2) career-wise, there's so many options that it's mind-boggling. i'm thinking about one thing and i could be thinking something else tomorrow. we're going to interview mary catherine swanson. she's the founder of avid. she's all about helping you get to college and do something that you love doing. i think it's really cool and i look up to her as a role model. (saban) i'm, like, freaking out. i'm kind of nervous. very nice to meet you. (mary) we can do different things in our lives as long as we stay focused on our passions. because if you don't, it becomes just a job, and that's not an exciting life. you want a life where you're excited about what you do that doesn't mean there won't be ups and downs. there will be ups and downs, but you will have learned de

this is roadtrip nation. (tina) i'm going to check the oil. (tina) i can't believe we still have under a month left. every day on the road is like a week in real life. it's so jam-packed full of stuff and adventures and people that i just can't wait to see what the next few weeks have in store. ♪ ♪ (calvin) when i was trying to find people to interview i was like, "what am i interested in?". now i'm realizing everyone has a story, so i'm just going in, hoping that something really great comes out of it, and something that's also destabilizing to what i previously thought, and challenges me to think harder about where i'm going. [phone ringing] (woman on phone) hello. hi, may i please speak with heather? (woman on phone) speaking. hi, this is vanessa from roadtrip nation. we got off the 1 and we just passed mcfrasier highway. (heather) okay, so you're close. i'll see you when you get here. (vanessa) alright. thank you so much. (vanessa) heather is a prop stylist, so she is a story creator for a lot of editorials and country magazines. (calvin)

hello roadtrip nation! it's tina here. i'm actually reporting from here at kucr.raduating in about three weeks. i'm still doing documentaries and actually finished one back in winter. i launched my little organization that i was starting called tentu.org. i'm actually planning on moving to the bay area to follow my dreams of doing documentary work or community building in the bay area. i think my parents are more worried than ever about me, but, luckily, i just have to think back to the leaders and understand that this is totally normal, what i'm going through. (calvin) right after our road trip ended i realized i wasn't ready to make any serious life decisions, so i decided that i would keep traveling. then once i moved home, i moved in to my friend's cabin. when i got back it felt like everybody was in the same exact places that i left them. people would say, "what have you been up to? where have you been?" and i'd say, "well, i just traveled the u.s. with roadtrip nation, and we interviewed all these people and i developed some really great friendships." and th