Forsthoefels walk becomes a meditation on vulnerability, trust, and the tragedy. Andrew forsthoefel is a writer based in northampton, massachusetts who spent eleven months walking across the united states after he graduated in 2011. Forsthoefels walk becomes a meditation on vulnerability, trust, and the tragedy of suburban and. Forsthoefel said the book took three years to write, and since then, he has become a speaker. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover nathans. Andrew forsthoefel is an author, speaker, and peace activist. May 31, 2017 at 23, andrew forsthoefel headed out the back door of his home in chadds ford, pennsylvania, with a backpack, an audio recorder, his copies of whitman and rilke, and a sign that read walking to listen. At twentythree, andrew forsthoefel walked out the back door of his home in chadds ford, pennsylvania, with a backpack, an audio recorder, his copies of whitman and rilke, and a sign that read. Andrews writing and speaking are wonderful, however, his greatest talent is his ability to catalyze concern, selfawareness and community. Hes the coproducer of the radio documentary walking across america. In 1880 there were 8 forsthoefel families living in ohio. Im a writer, speaker, and peace activist living in the pioneer valley of western massachusetts. After his yearlong walk across america, andrew began telling the stories from his.
His memoir, walking to listen bloomsbury, 2017, tells the full tale of his walk across the united states. Andrew forsthoefel is a writer, radio producer, and public speaker. But be warned, after reading andrew s book, you just might be inspired to take long walk to listen. View the profiles of people named andrew forsthoefel. March 7, 2017 a college graduates 11month walking tour of america. Jump directly to the extras hes touched the reality of his own tininess, just by walking through this huge, unforgiving desert. After graduating from middlebury college, he was ready to begin his adult life, but didnt know how. A college graduates 11month walking tour of america. A few months after recent middlebury college grad andrew forsthoefel left vermont, the 23yearold came up with a plan. Meet walking to listen author andrew forsthoefel in birmingham there is something about america and the personal journeys taken to discover its landscapes and human spirit, that produces great authors and great literature.
An hourlong version of the story and photos from the trip are at, a nonprofit website that explains how to record and produce your own stories. Jun 09, 2017 i am calling the author by his first name because ive met him. Andrew forsthoefels walking to listen 4000 miles across america one story at a time taps into that american tradition. A memoir of one young mans comingofage on a crosscountry trektold through the stories of the people of all ages, races, and inclinations he meets along the highways of america. In a world of congestion and noise andrew forsthoefel has written a book that. Andrew forsthoefel wants us all walking to listen sentinel and. Andrew forsthoefel completes 4,000mile cross country walk. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected.
Andrew forsthoefel is a writer based in northampton, massachusetts. Andrew forsthoefel walked across a continent to listen to strangers and learn from them. Michael w forsthoefel, md tallahassee memorial healthcare. Good life project offers powerful, unscripted conversations about living a more engaged, connected and meaningful life with everyone from worldrenowned leaders, like brene. His talk blew me away, as it clearly did the rest of the packed house. Along the way, hed listen to whoever he happened to. His observations of people, places and the natural world are honest, sometimes raw and always authentic. At 23, andrew forsthoefel walked out the back door of his home in chadds ford, pennsylvania, with a backpack, an audio recorder, his copies. Walking to listen, by andrew forsthoefel star tribune.
At twentythree, andrew forsthoefel walked out the back door of his home in chadds ford, pennsylvania, with a backpack, an audio recorder, his copies of whitman and rilke, and a sign that read walking to listen. A path to peace author andrew forsthoefel talks about his book walking to listen 4,000 miles across america by cheryl a. The grand american tour is often an east to west rite of passage. The walk would be like a graduate program in the human experience, an initiation into the adulthood i still felt wasnt mine. What an amazing book to come along at a time when the nation seems to be falling apart.
After graduating from middlebury college, i spent eleven months trekking across the united states with a sign on my pack that read walking to listen, recording interviews with the people i met along the way. Join facebook to connect with andrew forsthoefel and others you may know. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. Hes a friend of my cousin, and he spoke at our local independent book store a while back while on his book tour. This was 100% of all the recorded forsthoefels in the usa. Walking to listen book fraser valley regional library.
Forsthoefel sets off to discover not only the story of the american puzzle but, how each of us might fitit is a story about our family, filled with all its diversity, despair, and hope. He had just graduated from middlebury college and was ready to begin his adult life, but he didnt know how. There is great wisdom in his footfalls, and you are holding it in your hands. In 2011, at 23, after his watson fellowship proposal to study the ways indigenous communities.
Twentythreeyearold forsthoefel, who walks across the land searching for answers to help him make his passage into manhood, stumbles upon a succession of kind, trusting, and generous souls who form the bedrock of america. I believe each of us longs to be listened to in this way, and that this longing festers if it is never recognized and met. With every year i realize how important it is to recognize and realize every opportunity to witness or procure a little wisdom. May 15, 2017 good life project offers powerful, unscripted conversations about living a more engaged, connected and meaningful life with everyone from worldrenowned leaders, like brene. Deluded in the desert andrew forsthoefel podcast 479 2 jump directly to the extras hes touched the reality of his own tininess, just by walking through this huge, unforgiving desert. None succeeded more completely than andrew forsthoefel last sunday.
But be warned, after reading andrews book, you just might be inspired to take long walk to listen. After an hour of funny and soulful stories, our students were hungry for much more. Day, he was given a tour of the city by the police chief of selma, william riley, one of the towns first african americans in that position. Forsthoefel s 11month meditative journey in 2011, south to the gulf coast, then west across the belly of america, is filled with the kind of heartfelt encounters that would convert the most. Indies introduce the american booksellers association.
After graduating from middlebury college in 2011, he spent nearly a year walking across the united states. Andrew forsthoefel is a speaker, peace activist, and the author of the book. Andrew had walked across the country, from philadelphia to the san francisco, covering 4000 miles in eleven months. A walk in the woods by bill bryson kokoda trek by nikki moyes walking the nile by levison. Bravo to andrew forsthoefel for embarking on a remarkable journey and sharing it in a tender, funny and beautifully written book. We would like to show you a description here but the site wont allow us. Andrew forsthoefel is a speaker, peace activist, and the author of the book walking to listen. Julia booksellers and mercy by the sea present a talk and book signing with andrew forsthoefel, author of walking to listen, followed by a selfguided walking meditation at mercy by the seas labyrinth. Whoever you are, wherever youre from, you need to read this book. Based on andrew forsthoefels memoir, with a book by eric ulloa and music and lyrics by brett ryback, passing through follows the adventurer as he. He wore a sign bearing the phrase walking to listen and that is what he did. Following graduation from middlebury college, 23yearold forsthoefel hatched a plan to leave his mothers home in suburban philadelphia and walk until he spent all his money or hit.
Talk and booksigning with andrew forsthoefel, author of. I coproduced a radio documentary about this project that was featured on. For those of us who came of age in the bellbottom decades of the 1960s and. View nathan forsthoefels profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. Mar 15, 2017 andrew forsthoefel is a writer based in northampton, massachusetts who spent eleven months walking across the united states after he graduated in 2011. Michael w forsthoefel, md is a specialist in internal medicine who can be reached at 8502160100 and whose practice locations include.
So he decided to take a crosscountry quest for guidance, in which everyone he met would be his guide. Andrew forsthoefel, upon graduating from college, decided to walk across the united states as a graduate program in the human experience. The book is filled with stories, but the passages about forsthoesfels time in the black belt and selma stand out. It was the greatest privilege and blessing of his life. Meet walking to listen author andrew forsthoefel in birmingham. Eventbrite hitching for hope a journey into the heart and soul of ireland presents book launch. This talk will explore andrews coasttocoast listening walk, says muir. Discover book depositorys huge selection of andrew forsthoefel books online.
Andrew forsthoefel is a firsttime radio producer and a writer living in the pioneer valley of western massachusetts. Andrew forsthoefel is the author of walking to listen 3. Carrying little money and a sign reading walking to listen also the title of his book, andrew encountered incredible kindness from strangers. May 21, 2017 talk and booksigning with andrew forsthoefel, author of walking to listen sunday, may 21, 2017 2. Advice for a young man and the author of the book, walking to listen. Log in or sign up for facebook to connect with friends, family and people you know.
I try to take what ive learned about listening and connection from my walk, he said. The forsthoefel family name was found in the usa between 1880 and 1920. Talk and booksigning with andrew forsthoefel, author of walking to listen sunday, may 21, 2017 2. Oct 16, 20 act one was the slowest distance between between two points which was andrew forsthoefels story. At twentythree, andrew forsthoefel walked out the back door of his home.
In 2011, at 23, after his watson fellowship proposal. At 23, andrew forsthoefel headed out the back door of his home in chadds. The summer after graduating from middlebury, a young man walked out of the back door of his home in pennsylvaniaand didnt stop until he reached the pacific ocean, 4,000 miles away. The most forsthoefel families were found in the usa in 1880. Forsthoefel packed his bags, brought books by whitman and rilke, and. Forsthoefel is the 23yearold son of professor of religious studies thomas forsthoefel, ph. Maybe this is why walking to listen, by andrew forsthoefel resonates so deeply with me. Walking to listen 4,000 miles across america, one story at a time book. Cv updates for hostsauthors contact au host feedback for andrew forsthoefel. After graduating from middlebury college in 2011 with a b. His walk served as a journey of discovery through the. Following graduation from middlebury college, 23yearold forsthoefel hatched a plan to leave his mothers home in suburban philadelphia and walk until he spent all his money or hit the pacific ocean, whichever came first. Walking to listen by andrew forsthoefel book read online scribd.
Andrew forsthoefel packed his bags and set on a transcontinental walk across the united states, traveling around 4,000 miles in 11 months. Andrew has so much to say, but he doesnt actually say that much. Hes committed to the collective project of learning how to be human with love, together. Deluded in the desert andrew forsthoefel podcast 479 2. At 23, andrew forsthoefel headed out the back door of his home in chadds ford, pennsylvania, with a backpack, an audio recorder, his copies of whitman and rilke, and a sign that read walking to listen. An hourlong version of the story and photos from the trip are at, a nonprofit website that explains how to record and produce your own stories andrew story features interviews with the following people. See max chernin in highlights from passing through at. Sue halpern, author of a dog walks into a nursing home in a world of congestion and noise andrew forsthoefel has written a book that opens up an ocean of sublime reflective space. Andrew forsthoefel is a writer, speaker, and peace activist living in the pioneer valley of western massachusetts.
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