Great Adventures & Explorations: Andrew Forsthoefel
Monday, December 11, 2017Time 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM
ANDREW FORSTHOEFEL, AUTHOR AND PEACE ACTIVIST
Speaking on his book, Walking To Listen: 4,000 Miles Across America, One Story at a Time
Monday, December 11, 2017 | 4:30pm | Auditorium
At twenty-three, Andrew Forsthoefel walked out the back door of his home in Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania, with a backpack, an audio recorder, his copies of Whitman, Rilke, and Gibran, and a sign that read “Walking to Listen.” On a quest to find answers to the existential questions every human faces; walking toward the Pacific, Forsthoefel faced the full range of the elements, from an Appalachian winter to a Mojave summer. He met beasts inside: fear, loneliness, and doubt. But he also encountered great kindness from strangers. Thousands shared their stories with him, sometimes confiding their prejudices, too. Often he didn’t know how to respond. How to find unity in diversity? How to stay connected, even as fear works to tear us apart? Ultimately, his story is that of others living all along the roads of America and how our nation defines itself on the most human level.
General Admission: $35/lecture | All four lectures $90
Reserved Seating: $60/lecture | All four lectures $150
Sponsorship: $150/lecture | All four lectures $400