"Our home,
and the first
time seeing
the ocean in
17 years"
and the first
time seeing
the ocean in
17 years"
There are plenty of things in this life that can be inspiring, there are also plenty of things that can be discouraging.
We've all had our share of both interactions and circumstances. I know that when we decided to leave on this trip there
were people who were supportive and people who thought we had just lost our minds. The fear that was ignited within
some people was unbelievable and actually quite scary at times, the idea of what we were doing just didn't make any
sense and they were dead-set against it being possible. Yet, there were some who lit up with enthusiasm and hope at
the prospect of just letting go and doing something you believe in even when the world doesn't agree with you.
We've all had our share of both interactions and circumstances. I know that when we decided to leave on this trip there
were people who were supportive and people who thought we had just lost our minds. The fear that was ignited within
some people was unbelievable and actually quite scary at times, the idea of what we were doing just didn't make any
sense and they were dead-set against it being possible. Yet, there were some who lit up with enthusiasm and hope at
the prospect of just letting go and doing something you believe in even when the world doesn't agree with you.
That being said, we've been inspired time and time again on this trip and know it is just the beginning. If you are here
and you are reading this chances are you prefer inspiration over discouragement and that's what we hope to do with
our journey and our website. Your life is what you decide your life is to be and that it's ok to follow your dreams even if
no one else agrees with you. Frankly, it doesn't matter if anyone agrees with you or not, it's your dream, your life and
it's time to stand up to that splendid occasion. I'm getting ahead of myself here...
The writings, videos and music are based on two things
Our Philosophy – which covers our beliefs and philosophy about life and our journey into the self. It is based on our
core belief “Life is what you perceive it to be” anything else is an illusion. We believe that life is to be enjoyed and that
your attitude and feelings of worth play a significant part in how you view the world. In a world of habitual forms of
sense and reason we are bombarded constantly with the negative. We put on the news and see many terrible things
that occur around the world. We live in a state of fear of doing anything that is outside the realm of the every day
routines we have set up for ourselves. We feel stuck in a world that we have no control over and tell ourselves “this is
just the way things are. Our feelings about ourselves are dictated by what people think of us and for the most part we
feel pulled into several different directions. Yet we believe all of this is an illusion and is all in your state of mind. The
content we share covers our own growth and awareness when it comes to discerning the difference between what
seems real in a world of illusions. The only disclaimer we have is to take it all with a grain of salt, these are our beliefs
and based on our journey in life. Your journey is your own and no one can tell you what is the right way and what is the
wrong way, there simply is your way.
Our Travels – This covers the places, people, things, events and anything else we find interesting during our travels.
This country is extremely beautiful and there is so much to see in a lifetime. We want to share this experience with
you in hopes that you will find something interesting that you would love to experience for yourself. In all the years
that I have lived here there have always been places that I wanted to see and things that I've wanted to experience,
yet I always made brilliant excuses on why I couldn't go at the time. Lack of money, time, resources have all been
thrown out the window and we are just doing it no matter what brilliant excuse we have to not do it. Happy travels and
we hope you enjoy..
and you are reading this chances are you prefer inspiration over discouragement and that's what we hope to do with
our journey and our website. Your life is what you decide your life is to be and that it's ok to follow your dreams even if
no one else agrees with you. Frankly, it doesn't matter if anyone agrees with you or not, it's your dream, your life and
it's time to stand up to that splendid occasion. I'm getting ahead of myself here...
The writings, videos and music are based on two things
Our Philosophy – which covers our beliefs and philosophy about life and our journey into the self. It is based on our
core belief “Life is what you perceive it to be” anything else is an illusion. We believe that life is to be enjoyed and that
your attitude and feelings of worth play a significant part in how you view the world. In a world of habitual forms of
sense and reason we are bombarded constantly with the negative. We put on the news and see many terrible things
that occur around the world. We live in a state of fear of doing anything that is outside the realm of the every day
routines we have set up for ourselves. We feel stuck in a world that we have no control over and tell ourselves “this is
just the way things are. Our feelings about ourselves are dictated by what people think of us and for the most part we
feel pulled into several different directions. Yet we believe all of this is an illusion and is all in your state of mind. The
content we share covers our own growth and awareness when it comes to discerning the difference between what
seems real in a world of illusions. The only disclaimer we have is to take it all with a grain of salt, these are our beliefs
and based on our journey in life. Your journey is your own and no one can tell you what is the right way and what is the
wrong way, there simply is your way.
Our Travels – This covers the places, people, things, events and anything else we find interesting during our travels.
This country is extremely beautiful and there is so much to see in a lifetime. We want to share this experience with
you in hopes that you will find something interesting that you would love to experience for yourself. In all the years
that I have lived here there have always been places that I wanted to see and things that I've wanted to experience,
yet I always made brilliant excuses on why I couldn't go at the time. Lack of money, time, resources have all been
thrown out the window and we are just doing it no matter what brilliant excuse we have to not do it. Happy travels and
we hope you enjoy..
There are several outlets we are using to try and convey the story we want to tell. You will find music, art, writing, poetry,
books, jewelry, pictures, videos, links and more. We have tried to make the website as simple as possible and easy for
us to update from the road, thank you for joining us on our travels and we hope you enjoy the experience. We look forward
to seeing you at some point during our travels and wish you love, happiness and joy in your own journey through life.
books, jewelry, pictures, videos, links and more. We have tried to make the website as simple as possible and easy for
us to update from the road, thank you for joining us on our travels and we hope you enjoy the experience. We look forward
to seeing you at some point during our travels and wish you love, happiness and joy in your own journey through life.
"I am very excited and scared to take this trip.
The excitement comes from the idea of
exploring things I haven't experienced
before. The fear comes from venturing within
and believing in myself enough to realize
without a shadow of doubt that anything and
everything is possible."
-Rafi
The excitement comes from the idea of
exploring things I haven't experienced
before. The fear comes from venturing within
and believing in myself enough to realize
without a shadow of doubt that anything and
everything is possible."
-Rafi
"I'm excited about this trip for so many
reasons, one being that I was afraid to do
this. It's a chance for me to see for myself
what I am capable of and how strong willed I
really am. I've always wanted to be on the
road playing music, creating art, meeting
people and waking up to new places. Now I
am doing just that. I want people to know that
doing what you truly love in life is as simple
as tossing your fears and doubts aside and
jumping with both feet. So far, the leap has
been phenomenal."
-Klee
reasons, one being that I was afraid to do
this. It's a chance for me to see for myself
what I am capable of and how strong willed I
really am. I've always wanted to be on the
road playing music, creating art, meeting
people and waking up to new places. Now I
am doing just that. I want people to know that
doing what you truly love in life is as simple
as tossing your fears and doubts aside and
jumping with both feet. So far, the leap has
been phenomenal."
-Klee
Why are you doing this?
There are many reasons... a lot of which you'll find throughout the website based on our perspectives on life. We
believe life is experience, and what better way to experience life for ourselves. Going out and breaking away from the
comfort zones we had set up for ourselves and the preconceived notions of lack and limitation. We decided to take a
chance and do something that is considered crazy in this day and age. I mean, who wants to live in their car... it's just
not normal, you need security, a plan, comforts, a regular income and so on.
I looked around me and saw such a beautiful world ruled by lack of time, lack of resources and lack of inspiration.
People were afraid to leave their routines... I was afraid to leave my routines. Vacations were scheduled, I researched
and knew what came next. There was security in knowing what tomorrow brings. Yet that in itself I quickly found to
be just another illusion, no one knows what tomorrow will bring, but we find comfort in thinking that we do. As long as
everything goes according to plan we feel like our lives are on track. We fear the unknown and live in a state of panic of
anything out of the ordinary, and when the out of the ordinary occurs we quickly want to put the pieces back together.
This trip is about letting go and looking forward to tomorrow and not dreading it. We've embraced the idea of not
knowing what tomorrow will bring and will face it with joy, courage and love. It's about experiencing life and finding the
beauty and joy in the small things. This trip is about sharing what we experience with the world and hopefully inspiring
someone to step out of their own comfort zones.
This trip is about not making excuses anymore and just taking a chance on believing in who we are no matter what
anyone has to say about it. Most of all this trip is about experiencing life to the fullest and finding the beauty that
surrounds us in everyday life.
There are many reasons... a lot of which you'll find throughout the website based on our perspectives on life. We
believe life is experience, and what better way to experience life for ourselves. Going out and breaking away from the
comfort zones we had set up for ourselves and the preconceived notions of lack and limitation. We decided to take a
chance and do something that is considered crazy in this day and age. I mean, who wants to live in their car... it's just
not normal, you need security, a plan, comforts, a regular income and so on.
I looked around me and saw such a beautiful world ruled by lack of time, lack of resources and lack of inspiration.
People were afraid to leave their routines... I was afraid to leave my routines. Vacations were scheduled, I researched
and knew what came next. There was security in knowing what tomorrow brings. Yet that in itself I quickly found to
be just another illusion, no one knows what tomorrow will bring, but we find comfort in thinking that we do. As long as
everything goes according to plan we feel like our lives are on track. We fear the unknown and live in a state of panic of
anything out of the ordinary, and when the out of the ordinary occurs we quickly want to put the pieces back together.
This trip is about letting go and looking forward to tomorrow and not dreading it. We've embraced the idea of not
knowing what tomorrow will bring and will face it with joy, courage and love. It's about experiencing life and finding the
beauty and joy in the small things. This trip is about sharing what we experience with the world and hopefully inspiring
someone to step out of their own comfort zones.
This trip is about not making excuses anymore and just taking a chance on believing in who we are no matter what
anyone has to say about it. Most of all this trip is about experiencing life to the fullest and finding the beauty that
surrounds us in everyday life.
Rafiwashere.com
Traveling The USA and taking a journey into our own awareness of the world
Traveling The USA and taking a journey into our own awareness of the world
A message from Rafi and Klee
In November of 2009 Rafi and Klee left Joliet Illinois and embarked on a journey to visit every state in the United
States. Their plan is to document the people, places and wonders they find as the make their way around the country.
This is also a journey of self awareness, going against the standard beliefs that dictate sense and reason. Living in a
world of comfort zones that really had nothing to do with comfort they decided to put themselves and what they
believe to the test and live life without the planned security of knowing what tomorrow will bring. In other words they
decided to ignore the peanut gallery and believe in who they are and what they are capable of.
They renovated a 92 ford explorer which they now call home and against their own preconceived odds left the world
they knew for one that would challenge their beliefs about who they are and what they think they know. They put this
website together to share their experiences with others in hopes that people will question their own comfort zones.
They believe that although we have all been taught that we are not good enough, worthy or capable to follow our
dreams and live a happy life, that these things are simply an illusion based in fear, doubt and self degradation.
Everyone has their own method of exploring who they are and what they believe. There is no right or wrong method,
there just is. Rafi and Klee believe that although this is quite possibly one of the scariest things they have done that
there is no growth unless you take yourself out of the habitual state of living that you are used to. This is a story of
their journey out of a life they were very familiar with and venturing forth into the unknown.
States. Their plan is to document the people, places and wonders they find as the make their way around the country.
This is also a journey of self awareness, going against the standard beliefs that dictate sense and reason. Living in a
world of comfort zones that really had nothing to do with comfort they decided to put themselves and what they
believe to the test and live life without the planned security of knowing what tomorrow will bring. In other words they
decided to ignore the peanut gallery and believe in who they are and what they are capable of.
They renovated a 92 ford explorer which they now call home and against their own preconceived odds left the world
they knew for one that would challenge their beliefs about who they are and what they think they know. They put this
website together to share their experiences with others in hopes that people will question their own comfort zones.
They believe that although we have all been taught that we are not good enough, worthy or capable to follow our
dreams and live a happy life, that these things are simply an illusion based in fear, doubt and self degradation.
Everyone has their own method of exploring who they are and what they believe. There is no right or wrong method,
there just is. Rafi and Klee believe that although this is quite possibly one of the scariest things they have done that
there is no growth unless you take yourself out of the habitual state of living that you are used to. This is a story of
their journey out of a life they were very familiar with and venturing forth into the unknown.
Rafi and Klee Quotes
“Life is experience, we tend to forget that when we are wrapped up in the false security of our comfort zones.”
“Life isn't as complicated as we make it out to be, in fact life isn't complicated at all... It's our addiction to drama that
makes life complicated.”
"What you focus on is your interpretation of what you perceive and what you perceive is an interpretation of what you
believe."
"Fear is a figment of your imagination, when you experience this you will find that no limitation is real."
"In order to live you must be out of your mind, because if you spend too much time in your mind you will not enjoy your
creations of reality."
"Life is really not complicated at all, we learned to complicate it at an early age of innocence when we listened to what life
is supposed to be. Then when we were old enough to change it, fear and lies told us to keep complicating it, and so we
did because we find comfort in our drama."
"My two year old is teaching me more about life and love than I have experienced in thirty five years of living."
"Relationships fail simply because for most it is within their comfort zone to make them fail. We forget who we are and
hide behind a mask of who we should be, we go into a relationship lying to ourselves and our partner. We look for love
everywhere other than inside ourselves and are resentful when our spouse does not meet our expectations. We do it over
and over, on a hamster wheel that never stops, all you have to do is jump off."
"I have noticed in my experience in business that the only limitation to success are in the limitations you believe you have.
It is a simple matter of living with no limits."
"Some people will say 'I like myself a lot' then ten minutes later lock their keys in their car and say 'God, I'm so stupid
sometimes!' this is not love, watch how you talk to yourself because your word is extremely powerful. You define yourself
through action and words, so don't be verbally or physically abusive with the person you spend the most time with,
yourself."
"Lack of self worth is a disease that as spread in this world. We learn to lie to ourselves and not see our perfection. When
we don't see our own perfection we cannot see the perfection in others. When we don't love ourselves, we cannot love
others. We cannot give what we do not have for ourself."
"Stop trying to figure out how to solve your problems because the pieces to the puzzle are not all in plain view. You will
focus only on the pieces in plain view and not see the others, thus driving yourself crazy. Just allow it to happen how ever it
will, just know it will."
"I am grateful today for my left pinky toe, tomorrow it may be my right."
"You can burn out your candle to sleep at night, but know that no dreams are there."
“Life is experience, we tend to forget that when we are wrapped up in the false security of our comfort zones.”
“Life isn't as complicated as we make it out to be, in fact life isn't complicated at all... It's our addiction to drama that
makes life complicated.”
"What you focus on is your interpretation of what you perceive and what you perceive is an interpretation of what you
believe."
"Fear is a figment of your imagination, when you experience this you will find that no limitation is real."
"In order to live you must be out of your mind, because if you spend too much time in your mind you will not enjoy your
creations of reality."
"Life is really not complicated at all, we learned to complicate it at an early age of innocence when we listened to what life
is supposed to be. Then when we were old enough to change it, fear and lies told us to keep complicating it, and so we
did because we find comfort in our drama."
"My two year old is teaching me more about life and love than I have experienced in thirty five years of living."
"Relationships fail simply because for most it is within their comfort zone to make them fail. We forget who we are and
hide behind a mask of who we should be, we go into a relationship lying to ourselves and our partner. We look for love
everywhere other than inside ourselves and are resentful when our spouse does not meet our expectations. We do it over
and over, on a hamster wheel that never stops, all you have to do is jump off."
"I have noticed in my experience in business that the only limitation to success are in the limitations you believe you have.
It is a simple matter of living with no limits."
"Some people will say 'I like myself a lot' then ten minutes later lock their keys in their car and say 'God, I'm so stupid
sometimes!' this is not love, watch how you talk to yourself because your word is extremely powerful. You define yourself
through action and words, so don't be verbally or physically abusive with the person you spend the most time with,
yourself."
"Lack of self worth is a disease that as spread in this world. We learn to lie to ourselves and not see our perfection. When
we don't see our own perfection we cannot see the perfection in others. When we don't love ourselves, we cannot love
others. We cannot give what we do not have for ourself."
"Stop trying to figure out how to solve your problems because the pieces to the puzzle are not all in plain view. You will
focus only on the pieces in plain view and not see the others, thus driving yourself crazy. Just allow it to happen how ever it
will, just know it will."
"I am grateful today for my left pinky toe, tomorrow it may be my right."
"You can burn out your candle to sleep at night, but know that no dreams are there."
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Music is a
medium
that speaks
to the soul.
On the road
we are
writing
music
based on
our
experiences
and the
things we
learn about
ourselves
along the
way. This is
the first time
we've come
together to
write music
and so far it
has been
an
extraordinary
experience.
If we can
convey
glimpses of
our journey
through
songs that
inspire and
provoke
thought,
then we are
more than
thrilled to
share them
with anyone
and
everyone
who's got
an open ear
and an
open mind.
This is
before our
trip when
we were
living in a
pop up
camper
getting the
Explorer
ready for
travel
medium
that speaks
to the soul.
On the road
we are
writing
music
based on
our
experiences
and the
things we
learn about
ourselves
along the
way. This is
the first time
we've come
together to
write music
and so far it
has been
an
extraordinary
experience.
If we can
convey
glimpses of
our journey
through
songs that
inspire and
provoke
thought,
then we are
more than
thrilled to
share them
with anyone
and
everyone
who's got
an open ear
and an
open mind.
This is
before our
trip when
we were
living in a
pop up
camper
getting the
Explorer
ready for
travel