About Robbie Jasper

Robbie Jasper is a graduating high school student who lives in a family whose parents are controlling as well as neglectful towards his interests and needs.

Family Background

Mr. Jasper is an Architectural Engineer who is gone a lot and travels the world maintaining his family's wealthy lifestyle while Mrs. Jasper is more concerned about what others think about her than she does about her family.

The Canoe Trip

Robbie's father schedules a 10-day canoe trip down the Rio Grande River in an attempt to mend family bonds that have been taken for granted for years.

Disaster and Survival

Their trip is met with disaster with Robbie being the only survivor.

Transformation into a River Rat

Robbie embraces the grounded values, principles, and simple lifestyle of a River Rat who finds and saves his life on the Rio Grande and becomes a River Rat, himself.

Genius and Helping Others

With Robbie's genius aptitude still intact, he is able to help his customers in ways that no one could have possibly foreseen.