I recommend visiting Francis Tapon for all the dirt on me, but here is a quick summary....
I was born and raised in San Francisco, California. I've been to 127 countries, but I keep coming back to this magical city because I love earthquakes.
My mom is from Chile and my dad is from France. I spoke Spanish at home, French at school, and English everywhere else. I can get by in Portuguese and Italian, barely survive in Russian, and speak a few other languages like a two-year-old.
I have a degree in Religion from Amherst College and an MBA from Harvard Business School. So I am well prepared to start a church and make lots of money off of it.
Read my self-help book, Hike Your Own Hike, which shares the 7 key lessons that the Appalachian Trail taught me and how you can apply them to your everyday life.
I also thru-hiked the Pacific Crest Trail and was the first person to do a round-trip on the Continental Divide Trail.
I had a five-month adventure in Eastern Europe in 2004 and returned there in 2008-2011. Out of that experience was born The Hidden Europe
My next book will be about my 5-year nonstop overland trip to all 54 African countries. It'll be called The Unseen Africa and is scheduled for release in 2027.
ABOUT MY GOODREADS REVIEWS: Most of the books I read are Advanced Reader Copies (ARC) that publishers send me to review. I only read nonfiction. Yes, I'm boring.