Snapchat is an amazing tool with limits that are only as small or big as the mind of the user. Music videos, art, feature films: we truly live in the age of possibility when it comes to broadcasting our lives in ten-second bursts. Most people don't use the app for much more than unintelligible videos of them yelling at the club or twerking to the latest Fetty Wap song, but some people are different. Some people see the potential 2016's hottest app holds.
Last Saturday, Torontonians Kyle Park and Michael Carnevale capitalized on a combination of free time, weed, and friendship to do something ambitious: they spent 24 hours walking up Yonge Street, the longest street in Canada, and Snapchatted the entire thing. The result is pretty epic.
The brainchild of 23-year-old Park (a graphic-designer-turned-entertainer), the walk featured him and Carnevale (a 20-year-old, cowboy hat-clad city worker) interacting with some of Toronto's most vibrant characters as they documented a whole day's worth of pain and dabbing for the Internet to see. A rabid Snapchatter myself, I felt inspired by their experience, so I called Kyle up to learn more about what pushed him and his pal to make the trip.
VICE: What prompted you to spend the weekend walking up Yonge Street while Snapchatting the whole thing?
Kyle Park: Well, I work for a bars and packing everything—we're going to be the party, good vibes only, Summer Sixteen.
Did you guys rest anywhere along the way? It sounded like a hell of a walk.
I didn't realize it but there was this one creek that was part of the sewage system. Anyway, it was flowing water, not stagnant and mossy, so I took a swim in it and Snapchatted that too. I honestly felt so refreshed. Bro, I felt I got born again in the lake of fire. There was also times where we just chilled for a few minutes in different grass patches because, by the halfway point, we were hurting real bad.
What'd you do at the end? Was there a celebration?
Well, the celebration was actually that my aunt has an 8,000-square-foot mansion in Barrie—that's what we were walking too. We just got there and were like, "Oh my god." It's the coolest house I've ever laid my eyes on. It's an absolute palace. We ended up cheersing, kicking it, and having a great time there. We headed back on the Sunday afternoon. I feel so beat now.
You mentioned earlier you don't fuck with Uber or taxis. What's up with that?
I want to bring it back to the roots. I'm all about natural vibes, living that natural life. Back in the day, before cars, before horses, people had to walk. Walking is the most natural state of movement. All the successful people you hear about—Steve Jobs and that—they went for long walks. On this walk, Mike and I got into some really deep topics and hit massive positivity. That's invaluable. In an Uber or a taxi, it's too quick, it's too accessible. How far are we actually pushing ourselves?
Have you thought about writing a motivational book? You seem like the type.
Mike and I have thought about it. Mike and I are all about that, and I think this walk really reflects that we want to bring good vibes, and get people to just walk. The adventure is out there. Everything is Gucci.
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