Teji takes us on a wild hitchhiking journey across America, accompanied by his trusty filmer, Max Dona. As they recount their adventures, expect a rollercoaster of laughter-filled tales and deep dives into overcoming personal fears through the power of rejection. Timestamps: 0:00 Hitchhiking Across America Official Trailer 0:48 Intro 1:33 First time meeting TEJI 4:32 Differences between Australia and America 5:22 Planning our trip before we left 6:22 Meeting LA Rapper Vin Force 7:21 Arriving to Los Angeles 9:38 Going to our first frat party 10:30 Meeting Kanye West at Dennys 15:53 Leaving LA 19:30 Getting our first ride 22:32 The Curse of Hesperia 24:55 A Strange Encounter with a Mysterious Lady 26:22 Making it to Vegas 27:50 The moments we didn’t film 28:23 Some of the people who gave us a ride 31:23 Getting our first truck ride 32:08 Exploring the American Desert 33:22 Nearly getting arrested 40:10 Sand Hollow State Park + Going Viral on TikTok 43:01 Losing Money in Vegas 43:22 Nervousness waiting for a ride 44:48 Homelessness in Denver 48:30 Amazing American Hospitality 51:57 Getting approached from TikTok 52:34 TEJI’s personality explained 53:20 Hitchhiking in America vs Australia 54:48 Australia's “Cringe” mindset towards creators 54:39 Getting a ride from TikTok 55:52 Accessibility of Content Creation 56:40 Exploring the most dangerous hood in America 1:01:07 Gun Violence in America 1:02:36 All American towns look the same 1:05:55 Being nice to people and maintaining positivity 1:08:03 Coming from a place of privilege 1:09:21 The importance of perception 1:11:19 Trip highlights 1:14:00 Being playful with approaching people 1:16:26 Everything is a numbers game 1:17:53 Overcoming fear through rejection 1:22:01 Future plans? 1:23:54 TEJI’s highlight in New York 1:29:03 America is understaffed 1:30:31 Everyone loves Australians 1:30:51 Update on the series 1:32:42 We are looking for sponsors 1:33:42 Projects max is working on 1:34:43 Sydney needs more creators 1:35:39 RackaRacka from YouTubers to Filmmakers 1:36:03 The Australian creative scene is evolving 1:37:11 Assembling a creative team 1:39:36 People are searching for authenticity 1:42:16 Seeing Australians in the film industry 1:43:45 Outro