WIth the support of Nathalie Kosciusko-Morizet, former French minister of Ecology, Sustainable development, Transports and Housing.
Under the patronage of the Société des Explorateurs Français (French Explorers Society).
Followed by two 8th grade classes (4e) in Versailles, France.
Interaction with five Spanish classes in Fort Bragg High School, CA, USA.
Interaction with five Spanish classes in Fort Bragg High School, CA, USA.
A huge thank you to those contributing financially to make this project a reality:
- my brothers and sisters-in-law, my parents and my grands-parents;
- friends since childhood: Solène, Guislain et Hélène, Aude et Laurent, Emmanuel et Béatrice;
- former colleagues at Scouts et Guides de France, the international department and the scout-shop;
- Yassine, one of my father's colleague.
And also a tremendous thank you to my successive hosts:
- Dave (San Francisco, CA, USA)
- Melissa and Tom (Fairbanks, AK, USA)
- Andrew and Anna (Fairbanks, AK, USA)
- Casey and Brad (Anchorage, AK, USA)
- Vitor (Anchorage, AK, USA)
- Sunflower (Prince Rupert, BC, Canada)
- Darryl and Carley (Prince George, BC, Canada)
- Reece and Mike (Jasper, AB, Canada)
- Winston and Lauren (Edmonton, AB, Canada)
- Ruud, Emily, Paul, Mark and Zac (Edmonton, AB, Canada)
- Pierre (Sherwood Park, AB, Canada)
- Nicki and Sam (Calgary, AB, Canada)
- Danielle and Garrett (Lethbridge, AB, Canada)
- Jeff and Alice (Great Falls, MT, USA)
- Andrew and Lynda (Bozeman, MT, USA)
- Bob and Linda (Missoula, MT, USA)
- Laura (Lewiston, ID, USA)
- Tim (Kennewick, WA, USA)
- Tom (Portland, OR, USA)
- Karin (Portland, OR, USA)
- Mary and Rob (Pacific City, OR, USA)
- Seth (Lincoln City, OR, USA)
- Kathy (Port Orford, OR, USA)
- Rob and Dave (Brookings, OR, USA)
- Mike and Eve (Cleone, CA, USA)
- Mat (Point Arena, CA, USA)
- Mark and Meg (Bolinas, CA, USA)
- Laurence and Chris, Victoria and Aldora (San Mateo, CA, USA)
- Jeremy (San Francisco, CA, USA)
- Marco and Sally (Las Vegas, NV, USA)
- Michele (Las Vegas, NV, USA)
- Henry, Tim, Caleb and Stevon (Flagstaff, AZ, USA)
- Nina and Paul (Prescott, AZ, USA)
- François-Xavier (Tucson, AZ, USA)
- Ron (Portal, AZ, USA)
- James (Hereford, AZ, USA)
- Victor and Reyna (Agua Prieta, Sorona, Mexico)
- Enrique and Adria (Chihuahua, Chihuahua, Mexico)
- Carlos (La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico)
- Abel (Mazatlán, Sinaloa, Mexico)
- Cris (Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico)
- Béatrice, Noé and Ivo (Querétaro, Querétaro, Mexico)
- Arturo and Jean-Pierre (Mexico, DF, Mexico)
- Stéphanie and Mauricio (Puebla, Puebla, Mexico)
- Juan (Pahuatlán, Puebla, Mexico)
- Gerardo (Oaxaca, Oaxaca, Mexico)
- Aurélie and Manuel (Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico)
- Uriel (San Cristobal de Las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico)
- Elsa and Nico (Pinpin, Guatemala)
- Cesar (Antigua, Guatemala)
- Axel (Guatemala Ciudad, Guatemala)
- Alba and her family (San Salvador, El Salvador)
- Denis (Managua, Nicaragua)
- Manuel, Alex and Alejo (Medellín, Colombia)
- Diana (Bogotá, Colombia)
- Humberto and Cecilia (Castilla la Nueva, Colombia)
- Edimer and his family (San Agustín, Colombia)
- Cecilia and her family (Manizales, Colombia)
- Daniel (Santiago, Chile)
- Mauricio, Veronica, Diego, Francisco and Magdalena (Santiago, Chile)
- Nathalie, Maya and Lena (Isla Tenglo, Puerto Montt, Chile)
- Isaías (Mendoza, Argentina)- Casey and Brad (Anchorage, AK, USA)
- Vitor (Anchorage, AK, USA)
- Sunflower (Prince Rupert, BC, Canada)
- Darryl and Carley (Prince George, BC, Canada)
- Reece and Mike (Jasper, AB, Canada)
- Winston and Lauren (Edmonton, AB, Canada)
- Ruud, Emily, Paul, Mark and Zac (Edmonton, AB, Canada)
- Pierre (Sherwood Park, AB, Canada)
- Nicki and Sam (Calgary, AB, Canada)
- Danielle and Garrett (Lethbridge, AB, Canada)
- Jeff and Alice (Great Falls, MT, USA)
- Andrew and Lynda (Bozeman, MT, USA)
- Bob and Linda (Missoula, MT, USA)
- Laura (Lewiston, ID, USA)
- Tim (Kennewick, WA, USA)
- Tom (Portland, OR, USA)
- Karin (Portland, OR, USA)
- Mary and Rob (Pacific City, OR, USA)
- Seth (Lincoln City, OR, USA)
- Kathy (Port Orford, OR, USA)
- Rob and Dave (Brookings, OR, USA)
- Mike and Eve (Cleone, CA, USA)
- Mat (Point Arena, CA, USA)
- Mark and Meg (Bolinas, CA, USA)
- Laurence and Chris, Victoria and Aldora (San Mateo, CA, USA)
- Jeremy (San Francisco, CA, USA)
- Marco and Sally (Las Vegas, NV, USA)
- Michele (Las Vegas, NV, USA)
- Henry, Tim, Caleb and Stevon (Flagstaff, AZ, USA)
- Nina and Paul (Prescott, AZ, USA)
- François-Xavier (Tucson, AZ, USA)
- Ron (Portal, AZ, USA)
- James (Hereford, AZ, USA)
- Victor and Reyna (Agua Prieta, Sorona, Mexico)
- Enrique and Adria (Chihuahua, Chihuahua, Mexico)
- Carlos (La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico)
- Abel (Mazatlán, Sinaloa, Mexico)
- Cris (Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico)
- Béatrice, Noé and Ivo (Querétaro, Querétaro, Mexico)
- Arturo and Jean-Pierre (Mexico, DF, Mexico)
- Stéphanie and Mauricio (Puebla, Puebla, Mexico)
- Juan (Pahuatlán, Puebla, Mexico)
- Gerardo (Oaxaca, Oaxaca, Mexico)
- Aurélie and Manuel (Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico)
- Uriel (San Cristobal de Las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico)
- Elsa and Nico (Pinpin, Guatemala)
- Cesar (Antigua, Guatemala)
- Axel (Guatemala Ciudad, Guatemala)
- Alba and her family (San Salvador, El Salvador)
- Denis (Managua, Nicaragua)
- Manuel, Alex and Alejo (Medellín, Colombia)
- Diana (Bogotá, Colombia)
- Humberto and Cecilia (Castilla la Nueva, Colombia)
- Edimer and his family (San Agustín, Colombia)
- Cecilia and her family (Manizales, Colombia)
- Daniel (Santiago, Chile)
- Mauricio, Veronica, Diego, Francisco and Magdalena (Santiago, Chile)
- Nathalie, Maya and Lena (Isla Tenglo, Puerto Montt, Chile)
- Enderson and Betsy (Porto Alegre, Brazil)
- Alejandro (Montevideo, Uruguay)
- Ines and Lukas (Santiago, Chile)
And those who gave me a ride:
- Andrew and Anna (Fairbanks <-> Chena River, AK, USA)
- Vitor (Anchorage -> Whittier, AK, USA)
- Brett (Edmonton -> Calgary, Alberta, Canada)
- Jeremy and Eve (Calgary <-> Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada)
- Danielle and Garrett (Calgary -> Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada)
- Hillary (Lethbridge -> Great Falls, MT, USA)
- Mary-Ann (Great Falls -> Bozeman, MT, USA)
- Alex (Bozeman -> Missoula, MT, USA)
- Don (Missoula -> Lowell, ID, USA)
- Kari (Lowell -> Kamiah, ID, USA)
- Tim (Kamiah -> Lewiston, ID, USA)
- Charlie (Lewiston -> Kennewick, WA, USA)
- Justin and Lea (Kennewick -> Biggs, OR, USA)
- Sarah (Biggs -> Portland, OR, USA)
- Dave (Portland -> Hillsboro, OR, USA)
- Philipp (Hillsboro -> Junction 101, OR, USA)
- Sam and Connor (Junction 101 -> Manzanita, OR, USA)
- Barbara (Manzanita -> Wheeler, OR, USA)
- Janna and Tyler (Wheeler -> Pacific City, OR, USA)
- Wade (Pacific City -> Lincoln City, OR, USA)
- Michael (Lincoln City -> Newport, OR, USA)
- Kirk (Newport -> Waldport, OR, USA)
- Micah (Waldport -> Florence, OR, USA)
- Lucio (Florence -> Reedsport, OR, USA)
- Jack (Winchester Bay -> Coos Bay, OR, USA)
- Gary and Chris (Coos Bay -> Port Orford, OR, USA)
- Kathy (Port Orford -> Brookings, OR, USA)
- Deanne (Brookings -> Stout Grove, CA, USA)
- Mathys and Simon (Crescent City -> Fort Bragg, CA, USA)
- Mike (Fort Bragg -> Cleone, CA, USA)
- Bill (Fort Bragg -> Mendocino, CA, USA)
- Efron (Mendocino -> Navarro River, CA, USA)
- John (Navarro River -> Manchester, CA, USA)
- Bill (Point Arena -> Jenner, CA, USA)
- Jonathan (Jenner -> Bodega Bay, CA, USA)
- Tina (Bodega -> Bloomfield, CA, USA)
- John (Bloomfield -> Petaluma, CA, USA)
- Anthony (Petaluma -> Point Reyes, CA, USA)
- Mark (Point Reyes -> Bolinas, CA, USA)
- Chad (Bolinas -> Stinson Beach, CA, USA)
- Sarah (Stinson Beach -> Golden Gate Bridge, CA, USA)
- Eve (San Mateo -> San Francisco, CA, USA)
- Miguel (Chowchilla -> Madera, CA, USA)
- Rich (Madera -> Herndon, CA, USA)
- Doug (Herndon -> Fresno, CA, USA)
- Marco and Sally (Las Vegas <-> Valley of Fire, NV, USA)
- Michele (Las Vegas -> Kingman, AZ, USA)
- Robert (Kingman -> Flagstaff, AZ, USA)
- PJ and Malika (Flagstaff -> Oak Creek Canyon, AZ, USA)
- Kay (Oak Creek Canyon -> Cottonwood, AZ, USA)
- Scott and Sandy (Cottonwood -> Jerome, AZ, USA)
- Barbara (Jerome -> Potato Patch, AZ, USA)
- Paul and Nina (Potato Patch -> Prescott, AZ, USA)
- Paul and Nina (Prescott -> Tucson, AZ, USA)
- Ron (Tucson -> Portal, AZ, USA)
- Ron (Portal <-> Gila Cliff Dwellings, NM, USA)
- Ron (Portal -> Hereford, AZ, USA)
- Rob (Hereford -> Bisbee, AZ, USA)
- Victor (Bisbee -> Agua Prieta, USA-Mexico)
- Kenia and Oscar (La Paz <-> Los Cabos, Mexico)
- Maribel (Pichilingue -> La Paz, Mexico)
- Cris (Guadalajara <-> Chapala, Mexico)
- Stéphanie and Mauricio (Puebla <-> Pahuatlán, Mexico)
- Edgar (Oaxaca <-> Mitla, Mexico)
- Erick (Oaxaca <-> San Bartolo, Mexico)
- Arnaud and Sophie (Chichén Itzá <-> Tulum, Mexico)
- Humberto and Cecilia (Bogotá -> Castilla la Nueva, Colombia)
- Andrew and Anna (Fairbanks <-> Chena River, AK, USA)
- Vitor (Anchorage -> Whittier, AK, USA)
- Brett (Edmonton -> Calgary, Alberta, Canada)
- Jeremy and Eve (Calgary <-> Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada)
- Danielle and Garrett (Calgary -> Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada)
- Hillary (Lethbridge -> Great Falls, MT, USA)
- Mary-Ann (Great Falls -> Bozeman, MT, USA)
- Alex (Bozeman -> Missoula, MT, USA)
- Don (Missoula -> Lowell, ID, USA)
- Kari (Lowell -> Kamiah, ID, USA)
- Tim (Kamiah -> Lewiston, ID, USA)
- Charlie (Lewiston -> Kennewick, WA, USA)
- Justin and Lea (Kennewick -> Biggs, OR, USA)
- Sarah (Biggs -> Portland, OR, USA)
- Dave (Portland -> Hillsboro, OR, USA)
- Philipp (Hillsboro -> Junction 101, OR, USA)
- Sam and Connor (Junction 101 -> Manzanita, OR, USA)
- Barbara (Manzanita -> Wheeler, OR, USA)
- Janna and Tyler (Wheeler -> Pacific City, OR, USA)
- Wade (Pacific City -> Lincoln City, OR, USA)
- Michael (Lincoln City -> Newport, OR, USA)
- Kirk (Newport -> Waldport, OR, USA)
- Micah (Waldport -> Florence, OR, USA)
- Lucio (Florence -> Reedsport, OR, USA)
- Jack (Winchester Bay -> Coos Bay, OR, USA)
- Gary and Chris (Coos Bay -> Port Orford, OR, USA)
- Kathy (Port Orford -> Brookings, OR, USA)
- Deanne (Brookings -> Stout Grove, CA, USA)
- Mathys and Simon (Crescent City -> Fort Bragg, CA, USA)
- Mike (Fort Bragg -> Cleone, CA, USA)
- Bill (Fort Bragg -> Mendocino, CA, USA)
- Efron (Mendocino -> Navarro River, CA, USA)
- John (Navarro River -> Manchester, CA, USA)
- Bill (Point Arena -> Jenner, CA, USA)
- Jonathan (Jenner -> Bodega Bay, CA, USA)
- Tina (Bodega -> Bloomfield, CA, USA)
- John (Bloomfield -> Petaluma, CA, USA)
- Anthony (Petaluma -> Point Reyes, CA, USA)
- Mark (Point Reyes -> Bolinas, CA, USA)
- Chad (Bolinas -> Stinson Beach, CA, USA)
- Sarah (Stinson Beach -> Golden Gate Bridge, CA, USA)
- Eve (San Mateo -> San Francisco, CA, USA)
- Miguel (Chowchilla -> Madera, CA, USA)
- Rich (Madera -> Herndon, CA, USA)
- Doug (Herndon -> Fresno, CA, USA)
- Marco and Sally (Las Vegas <-> Valley of Fire, NV, USA)
- Michele (Las Vegas -> Kingman, AZ, USA)
- Robert (Kingman -> Flagstaff, AZ, USA)
- PJ and Malika (Flagstaff -> Oak Creek Canyon, AZ, USA)
- Kay (Oak Creek Canyon -> Cottonwood, AZ, USA)
- Scott and Sandy (Cottonwood -> Jerome, AZ, USA)
- Barbara (Jerome -> Potato Patch, AZ, USA)
- Paul and Nina (Potato Patch -> Prescott, AZ, USA)
- Paul and Nina (Prescott -> Tucson, AZ, USA)
- Ron (Tucson -> Portal, AZ, USA)
- Ron (Portal <-> Gila Cliff Dwellings, NM, USA)
- Ron (Portal -> Hereford, AZ, USA)
- Rob (Hereford -> Bisbee, AZ, USA)
- Victor (Bisbee -> Agua Prieta, USA-Mexico)
- Kenia and Oscar (La Paz <-> Los Cabos, Mexico)
- Maribel (Pichilingue -> La Paz, Mexico)
- Cris (Guadalajara <-> Chapala, Mexico)
- Stéphanie and Mauricio (Puebla <-> Pahuatlán, Mexico)
- Edgar (Oaxaca <-> Mitla, Mexico)
- Erick (Oaxaca <-> San Bartolo, Mexico)
- Arnaud and Sophie (Chichén Itzá <-> Tulum, Mexico)
- Humberto and Cecilia (Bogotá -> Castilla la Nueva, Colombia)
- A truck-driver and his son (Charazani -> Lagunillas, Bolivia)
- Franco (Mendoza -> San Martín, Argentina)
- Nicolás and Miguel (San Martín -> Santa Rosa, Argentina)
- Horacio (Santa Rosa -> San Luis, Argentina)
- Beto (San Luis -> Villa Mercedes, Argentina)
- Walter (Villa Mercedes -> Río Cuarto, Argentina)
- Manuel (Río Cuarto -> Córdoba, Argentina)
- Matías (Monte Cristo, Argentina)
- Seb (Monte Cristo -> San Jerónimo, Argentina)
- Pedro (San Jerónimo -> Santa Fe, Argentina)
- Seb (Santa Fe -> Resistencia, Argentina)
- Pablo (Resistencia -> Formosa, Argentina)
- Victor (Formosa -> Clorinda, Argentina)
- Miguel (Clorinda <-> La Balsa, Argentina)
- Vicente (Filadelfia -> Asunción, Paraguay)
- Lucas (Pelotas -> Río Grande, Brazil)
- Cesar (Bariloche -> El Bolsón, Argentina)
- Carlos (Trevelin -> Río Nant y Fall, Argentina)
- Pedro (Río Nant y Fall, Argentina -> Futaleufú, Chile)
- Walter (Futaleufú -> Lago Yelcho, Chile)
- Lucas (Villa Santa Lucía -> La Junta, Chile)
- Rose and Patrick (La Junta -> Puyuhuapi, Chile)
- Jérôme, Emilia and Mateo (Puyuhuapi -> Coyhaique, Chile)
- Daniel (El Blanco -> Puerto Río Tranquilo, Chile)
- Milton (Puerto Marmól -> Bahía Catalina, Chile)
- Carles, Rosario and Esteban (Cochrane -> Caleta Tortel, Chile)
- Manuel and Carlos (Río El Camino -> Puerto Yungay, Chile)
- Marco and Mauricio (Puerto Yungay -> Villa O'Higgins, Chile)
