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Leon leaves Los Angeles without a cent to his name, relying on the kindness of strangers.
Leon wakes up from his night sleeping rough on the streets of Pittsburgh. He gives Tony, his homeless friend a new chance at life. He goes to New York and meets a survivor of the 9 11 Attacks. Crosses the Atlantic on a container ship and meets two inspiring African street buskers...Leon gives his new friend 'homeless tony' a new home and the chance to go back to school.
Leon is inspired by two African musicians. No Euros to afford the highlife in Saint Tropez Leon is able to find a villa outside Torino to stay in and explore, his luck changes on the shores of Lake Como and he learns how to fight his way out of anything in Trieste, Italy. He meets a fencing master whose selflessness will bring tears to your eyes.
After staying the night in Trieste, Leon makes a young child's dream come true. Surfs up in Zagreb to witnessing the recent scars of war, Leon and Kindness One are in Eastern Europe and a friendly farmer whose family has been tilling the land for 20 generations lets him join the family. Leon debates whether to give a gift to his new farmer friend...
Got milk? High tailing it through Albania Leon and Kindness One high-five President Clinton in Kosovo, breakdown in Greece and run into some high altitude hospitality in Turkey. He meets two extraordinary men who have dedicated their lives to changing the lives of others. Leon purchases a dairy cow for a destitute farmer. Two cows are better than one...
Two Turkish men change Leon's life forever. Walking in the footsteps of Paul, changing directions when a potential war breaks out and finding just how over the top Turkey hospitality can be Leon and Kindness One arrive in New Delhi spend the night with a kind rickshaw driver and his family in the slums of India. Leon purchases rescue equipment for a world renowned disaster rescue organization.
Leon changes the life of a slum dwelling Rickshaw driver. Leon and Kindness One discover eternal love at the Taj Mahal, Leon gets kicked in the head in Agra, discovers how bad Indian roads can be and finds out just how holy you have to be to bath in the Ganges. Leon buys a new rickshaw for an Indian slum dweller.
Leon stays the night with a riverboat driver and delivers on his promise to change lives. Leon and Kindness One breakdown in Patna, connect with their royal roots over tea in Darjeeling, experience Gross National Happiness and learn a thing or two at school in Calcutta. The chance to go to school...two young boys receive education for life.
Leon learns that school can and does change lives. Leon and Kindness One find refuge in a freighter, drive head first into Thailand and explore the ancient temple of Angkor Wat only to discover true beauty only a few miles away. Leon buys 1000 books, new sports equipment and arranges clean drinking water for an orphanage in Calcutta.
Every one should have a roof over their heads. Leon and Kindness One play a round or two in the New Asia, learn a hard lesson on human cruelty in the Killing Fields and get stuck at the Vietnamese border. He has an eye opening experience before becoming huge in Vietnam. A Cambodian lady living in a shack and suffering from HIV receives a brand new house.
Leon gets the chance to open his & other people's eyes. Oh Canada, it's cold! Leon and Kindness One disembark the ship from Vietnam and arrive in artic conditions, but not everything went to the dogs as he finds love in dog shelter, no better time to experience a winter mountain wonderland. Leon funds cataract surgery for one hundred rural Vietnamese farmers.
Who let the dogs out? Leon gives back to his furry friends. Leon goes off course and tries ice surfing in Tofino, Canada. Leon and Kindness One discover the country of Yreka, say hello to some sea lions in Carmel and get stranded in Big Sur...A struggling dog shelter is restocked to the hilt! Medicine. Toys. Blankets. Kennels.
Leon and Kindness One reminisce about their worldwide adventure whilst driving the last few hundred miles into LA. Having gone full circle they think the journey is over. But they think wrong. There is one last person they must thank and the journey begins again...A thankful gift for the first person that helped Leon in Hollywood. Kindness comes full circle.
