[high-pitched rewind whine] [projector humming] i grew up as a big-headed baby in seattle, moved to nicaragua when i was three, made friends with parrots and sloths. moved back to washington state when i was five, learned to play the bassoon. moved to illinois and joined the drama club, and eventually, i landed in los angeles as dunder mifflin s assistant to the regional manager. - please welcome rainn wilson. - rainn wilson. - yet for all my success, my wife and son, whom i love, a nice house, people tattooing my face on their feet. [beeping, whirring] [sighs] you d think i d be happier. [upbeat music] but like so many others, i struggle. to find fulfillment. amy. to find true joy. i need to be honest with you all. it s just i ve been going through a really hard time recently on a number of different levels, and i ve been feeling a little bit low, a little bit less than, a little depressed and humbled and lost these days. and so i ve churned through countless thera
What i want to know is, which places? [nicky blitz blast off ] - getting too close, better pull on back - what if i travel the world, exploring what makes some places happier than others? - need a one-two. - i m looking at the ways that where we are. - yeah, i m a-comin , i m a-comin - affect who we are. - whoo, i m a-comin i m a-comin , yeah. - it s been said that the search for happiness is the chief source of unhappiness. - i m a-comin , i m a-comin . - well, that s okay. i m already unhappy, so i ve got nothing to lose. - let s go let s all blast off [birds chirping] [bells tolling] [bouncy music] for my first stop of this harebrained experiment,