About ooAmerica
Ever wished you could quit that day job, leave it all behind and hit the road? (ooamerica has moved to http://www.ooaworld.com !)
Ever wondered what it would be like to buy a clunker, sleep in it, live in it, while discovering a country, a continent and its people?
Welcome to ooAmerica, a website hosting multimedia content produced during ooa revo’s 2011-2012 USA Road Trip including videos, photos, writing, artwork and more.
The main film / documentary project will feature interviews of the very different people I’ve met along the way, with one common question: “What’s your philosophy in life?”
Watch the the movie trailer below:
The aims are, on paper, relatively simple: promote open exchange of ideas between people of all tides, as well as tolerance and peaceful thinking.
I left in April 2011, from New York to California, and returned back East in September – sleeping over 100 nights in the car and going through about 33 states.
I left again in March 2012 through May 2012, with a friend this time, in order to visit the states not yet seen, meet new people and get more pictures and footage (24 states and 9,000 miles).
Will be seeking support for the editing and post-production of the movie on Kickstarter. Thanks for helping spread the word!
Another project is a series of large photo-montages, in a (crazy) attempt to capture the diversity, beauty and deep feeling of the United States as a whole: its country, scenery, culture, and folklore. In one word: its pulp.
Readers and friends are welcome to contribute in any way. Thanks for your support!
I hope to eventually post more about the photographic approach, and, more generally speaking, the approach to this journey.
To view previous work, please visit ooarevo.wordpress.com or contact by email, ooa’at’ooamerica’dot’com.
Watch the prelude below, (or the intro video to ooamerica part 2), or begin the adventure:
Awesome blog! Thanks for the support!…
Welcome and thanks! stay tuned…
I really like the approach you’re taking here, particularly how human it all is. I’m looking forward to seeing more of your work!
Thanks for your support. More stories on their way.
Thank you so much for following my Creative Writing Ibiza blog – I’m so excited to have discovered your adventure! Best wishes
Thanks, looking forward to share more adventures! Best wishes.
Props for taking so many risks to work on something you believe in! I look forward to seeing the film when it comes together and to watching your journey unfold here. It’s a comfort and an inspiration to see other people walking uncharted territory; thanks for reaching out and for following purelysubjective.
Thank you for your support and encouragement! Will keep at it!
Thanks for visiting and following my blog! Much appreciated! I wish you great success in your journey!
Thanks! more stories from the road soon!
What a wonderful project! I have to tell you the title reminds me of a very old Holly Near song I always loved. I want to say it’s called “Oh, America,” but that may be only the lyrics. (“Oh, America, I now can say your name/ without feeling bitter and without feeling ashamed/ I’ve traveled across your countryside, your cities and your towns/ and I’ve seen your friendly people come and turn my head around.”)
I just popped in to thank you for following my blog. It always gives me a thrill.
Thank you!
And all the best with your great endeavor!
Thank you! I hope we can share more in the future.
Hi there, thanks for stopping by my blog Vacant Pages and choosing to follow, much appreciated. Love the blog, great images and continued success with your trip.
Thank you. Look forward to share more stories and photos.
I tried to leave a comment earlier, thanking you for stopping by and following my blog. Perhaps the comment disappeared….
Good luck on your project and blog. Very cool! twinkly
Thanks for stopping by and following my blog.
You have an interesting project going on here. I just watched the video of Detroit, the city of my birth. Very well done, very cool.
Best wishes on the blog, travels, and movie! twinkly
Thanks! More videos and stories to come! Best!
Can’t wait to see the finished product!!! Great work, wish we could have met up on the road. I definitely have a lot to say about life and such.
Maybe there will be a chance in the future? Thanks for your support, will be sharing more about the progress on the movie.
America is a land of great diversity. One should not stand still but rather walk, ride, or run this beautiful country. You would be doing the very thing that enables better understanding of people and place. I highly recommend this site.
(thanks for following)
Thank you! Will give the walk and run a try in the future…
OOOOO Thanks for following me! Wow what an amazing journey I’m so jealous! I used to live in the States perhaps I should blog about my experiences there some time (mostly good I assure you). Will be watching you too gotta see how/where you go, travel safely!
Thanks! Best wishes to you.
Thanks for stopping by..
btw, love your blog!
Thank you, nice to meet you. More stories to come.
Hey there! Thanks for following my blog. I visited yours and I find it awesome. I think what you are doing (travelling and meeting new people) is a great and inspiring adventure. I wish I can do that too someday. Looking forward to more of your work.
Thanks for your support, hope you get a chance some time soon! will be sharing more till then
Cool site! I wish I could just be off somewhere seeing new things, meeting new people, learning their life, their culture.
Hope you get the opportunity! Thanks!
G’day! Thanks for following my blog.
I love your photos! How marvellous that you get to be on road, seeing all these wonderful things, and meeting so many different people
Thanks! Will keep sharing more stories from the road.
Brilliant! Need to get back to you, because a cuppa is calling me … thank you for following Behind The Green Door
Thank you! Stay tuned!
Fantastic blog, I shall be watching your progress with interest. Thanks for following my blog, hopefully it will entertain and amuse you, although my adventures are generally in the mind and less exhausting!
Adventures of the mind are fun! Thanks and will keep sharing.
Thanks for stopping by and following me. This is an amazing project, great photos!
Thanks, more to come!
Hi! Thanks for following my blog. I really appreciate it. I really commend you for doing what you’re trying to do here. It must have been a great adventure traveling across country like that, and now you’re doing it again? I look forward to everything you’re going to accomplish! All the best!
Thank you for your support and you’re welcome. Will keep sharing! Best!
Amazing project, waiting for more and the whole film to come out!
Thanks! will keep you updated as to progress of the movie, stay tuned!
Reading that reminded me very much of Jack Kerouac’s novel, ‘On the Road’ I read last year, not quite the same sentiment but similar.
Also, Thanks for following ‘sextails’ and ‘erudite reflections’, I’ll be popping back to see you soon!
Thanks! Look forward to sharing more with you.
Wow, wish I could just cash it in and go on such a road trip…. maybe I will!
Let me know when you do! thanks for your support.
Thanks very much for following!
Welcome and thanks! More stories to come.
Good Luck!
Thanks! Hope you follow the upcoming road…
so you’re on this journey … others choose to go to Asia or any other country…i wonder how this trip will turn out for you
Thank you! Not ruling out other trips
stay tuned!
Hi ooa revo! Thanks for stopping by and following my blog…hope you stick around! Meanwhile, I love your endeavor here. The experience of meeting such a diverse people in one country must be wonderful. I’m wondering if it was what you expected or were there things that enriched or surprised you in any way?
Hello! Thank you for your support. I’m not sure I understand your question: in some ways the country was ‘what I expected’, but this was not to the detriment of enriching and surprising experiences! I think they happened every day, at one level or another… not sure where to start? Hope you stay tuned, thanks.
Thanks so much for following! Your blog is amazing-such an exciting journey that you’re documenting!
Thanks, happy to share!
Hello! Thank you for choosing to follow one of my blogs (http://smilekiddo.wordpress.com/) – I appreciate it!
Thank you! Hope you stay tuned.
Appreciate your Follow! Great content here!
Thanks, stay tuned for the road ahead!
Hello Ooamerica,
Thank you very much for following my blog. I hope I don’t disappoint you and that your visits in my blog have been and will always be a joyful ride.
Thank you again and lovely day to you!
Subhan Zein
May the joyful ride continue! Thank you.
Oh and what camera and lens do you use? Just curious! I have a canon rebel t3i and am looking for new lens options.
5D II, 28mm and 15mm fixed lenses. Tried the t3i and it’s great!
Thanks! I had a feeling it was a 5D… I want one badly! The t3i is pretty good for a more consumer version. The footage is fairly comparable.
Awesome work! I love what your doing and Kickstarter is a great way to take your film to the next level! I look forward to seeing where the adventure takes you.
Thank you for your support and wishes. Will see if I can get Kickstarter once content from the trip is posted.
Ooamerica, I would like to nominate you for the Versatile Blogger Award. Your covering America and it’s a diverse, versatile country just like your posts that share all of the country with us. There is an awards acceptance process and here is a link to it: http://canoecommunications.wordpress.com/2012/06/15/and-the-nominees-are/
Thank you for the award! I’ll take a look at the instructions and will write about this in a future post as soon as possible.
I’m envious that you are traveling the country and enjoy your observations. Look forward to seeing your movie. Thanks for visiting and liking my post. I imagine you’re finding all kinds of amazing spots.
Thanks for your continued support, will be sharing more as the movie is in the making.
My husband and I have traveled around the US many times, camping in a tent, in a tent trailer, in a van, with kids, without kids — never in a behemoth. America has so much to offer in the way of variety and natural beauty, we never tire of traveling there. You’ve got the right idea. Keep on truckin’.
Will keep truckin’, thanks for your support and sharing.
Thanks for stopping by and liking + following. Good work here
Thanks, more road ahead…
Thank you for dropping by my blog and following me. You have a very interestin blog here. One of my dreams is to do that. America is so vast – and has so much to see… One day
Hope you get the opportunity soon. Will be sharing… thanks!
Thanks for the follow man, glad your not offended by the crap I post, haha….i’ll be checking your site, looks interesting man.
Thanks, more stories coming up!
Thanks so much for stopping by my blog today and signing on to follow my adventures, which admittedly aren’t nearly as peripatetic as yours. Glad to make your e-acquaintance, and best wishes on your fascinating project!
It’s very nice to meet you and I look forward to share more stories.