Matthew Muehling

This is one that is both brilliant and gorgeous.

So give me a second while I get into character.

Soy Mexicana, soy Mexicana, soy Mexicana.

No, no, no, si, si, si, okay, listo.

I'm breaking up with you, Brian.

Mostly Sixth Street.

It's a long story, but I ran out of money in Italy, and my buddy's like, come stay with me and try stand-up comedy.

I'm a linguist.

So I like travel to learn languages.

I'll pick up like odd jobs.

I mean, I can help people that, you know, I can't help lost causes, you know?

So I published an Italian book, and I had this idea where I could promote it.

I was going to walk the length of Italy with 100 copies of my book in a shopping cart, and I was going to push it the length of Italy, trading it every day for food and lodging.

Wow.

And when I got to Rome, I ran out of books and I ran out of money.

And so I was like, you know, I was just waiting in the airport there for five days until my book royalties came in, and then I flew home.

Right?

There it is.

Yeah.

Italy itself was actually a pivot, too.