We wander, we roam,
We seek,
Wemooch
Biography
Wemooch is a relentless drifter, a seasoned pro. He's not sure why, something in his jeans maybe. He'll be sure to check the pockets next time they're washed. Just like the littlest hobo 'Maybe tomorrow he'll wanna settle down, Until tomorrow he'll just keep moving on'.
His purpose in life seems to be relentlessly wandering, hoping to find some substance in a seemingly pointless existence. A regular way of life was never an option for him...Eat, sleep, work, repeat. Eat, sleep, work, repeat...No way Pedro.
Choosing instead to eat, sleep, work, move repeat. His incessant wandering for well over 20 years has taken him around the world three times, through five continents and over 50 countries, working in 10 of those...
He's worked in Dutch bulb factories...Picked apples in Italy, albeit very briefly...Bartered his artistry for food and shelter in Greece...Dug holes in Australia and filled in a fair few more.
In Germany, he pulled up trees...Served up cocktails in Japan and drank more than he probably should...He went all 'pit boy' in Canada...Fixed up houses after earthquakes in New Zealand...And did some more hole filling and tarting up in Norway.
Fortunately, he's made of Yorkshire stock, where the saying goes:
'Ear all, see all, seh nowt;
Eyt all, sup all, pay nowt;
And if ever tha does owt fer nowt;
Allus do it fer thissen.
For those struggling to make sense of the above passage, 'Ye Olde Yorkshire dialect possesses shades of 'Shakespeareanisms' still in use today. It loosely translates to being as tight as a gnat's chuff, which again loosely translates as not willing to overindulge financially speaking.
When he works he saves. He's not that bothered about having the latest smartphone, or a flashy motor. He stays clear of overpriced coffee in pretentious surroundings and shudders at the thought of chuggers.
He realised that having and wanting 'things' is a futile pursuit and instead prefers to spend his hard-earned cash on a bit of a wander. Heading out for a mooch around. Going walkabout as the Aboriginals of Australia would say.
Experiencing new places and cultures makes him feel alive as opposed to only half-alive, like a Zombie type thing.
When everything is new, you feel like a child again; that special time when amazement and enjoyment was all around you
His mooching have evolved over the years. In the early days, it was all about covering lots of ground and partying hard.
These days he's adopted a slower pace, devoting more time to the camera and is particularly fond of approaching people who wield selfie sticks, pulling out a pair of bolt cutters, and lopping those pesky vanity poles in half.
Plans for the future include setting up a school for selfie stick sniffer dogs to save energy as he's knocking on a bit now.
Inpsired?
He's learned a few things after all that mooching. If you're thinking about going for a wander yourself you'll need a few things to come together for it all to work out...
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