(male announcer) roadtrip nation is also made possible by at&t: helping connect students to success in school, in the workforce, and in life. (female narrator) everywhere you turn, people try to tell you who to be and what to do. but what about deciding for yourself? roadtrip nation is a movement that empowers people to define their own roads in life. this past summer, teams of roadtrippers crossed the country, hoping to gain insight into their lives. on the road, they met all kinds of interesting people to learn how they found their way. this is roadtrip nation. (calvin) i don t know about this. people really do this? (vanessa) yeah. (calvin) really? i don t know. [laughter] (calvin) this seems really dangerous. [cheering] (vanessa) [laughter] i m going to die. (vanessa) i make things difficult because i think about the negative aspect of everything i m going to take part in. so then it creates this fear. (vanessa) but i m going to fall, i can t. and then i have to get over