Jack and I are good friends. We tried to walk across the United States of America. We're not exactly sure why we were doing it. Part of (its) was to test ourselves; to see we could face the challenges. When I was a teenager, I often daydreamed that I was going to walk across the United States after (graduate) from high school., I didn't do that.
Before I knew it, I was my thirties，married, a job, yet still had this idea in my mind with each passing year. I figured I was too old and my opportunity (pass). Then, a few years ago, I met Jack, who (be) thirty-five years old and quit his job as a civil engineer in New York City to walk across the United States. He wasn't doing it for a cause as part of an organization. He was doing it (simple) because he loved to walk and discover. The idea was back and I no longer had an excuse. We planned on averaging 20 miles a day and taking some days off (rest), so we expected that the walk will take about 6 months, realizing it could take (long). We were in no hurry: The total distance would have been about 3,100 miles.
