In this episode we discuss:How Francis manages to hike through snow without a warm jacket (or underwear)Practicing discomfort and gratitudeThe two traits Francis learned from spending five and a half years in Africa and traveling to all 54 African countriesFalling in love and getting married in AfricaThe benefits of growing up with exposure to multiple culturesCollecting "cultural souvenirs" as we travelWhy the idea of "cultural appropriation" makes no senseHow the weather changes culture from Africa to Europe to SE AsiaWhat Eastern Europeans Can Teach UsThe role of history in American, European, and African culturesHow the Moors shaped modern SpainSlowing down in Spain and reevaluating what's important in lifeFrancis provocative writing style and why it's so hard to write a book about AfricaReverse culture shock on returning to America after a long time awayThe East Coast mentality and "default question"What the rest of the world thinks about Americans that we don't realizeThe three areas where America is hands down the greatest country in the worldWhere Francis plans to go next and making the most of life before we move onWhat it means to "Hike your own hike"Links:Francis' Website (https://francistapon.com/)Francis' First Book Hike Your Own Hike: 7 Life Lessons from Backpacking Across America (https://francistapon.com/Books/Hike-Your-Own-Hike/)Francis' Second Book The Hidden Europe: What Eastern Europeans Can Teach Us (https://francistapon.com/Books/The-Hidden-Europe/)Francis' Patreon Account (https://www.patreon.com/ftapon) - Get access to "The Unseen Africa" book as Francis writes it Francis' TEDx Talk "How and why travel transforms you" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-2Bd8pNYH8A)Francis' TEDx Talk "Bring Out Your Inner Black Sheep" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PVfADBIsgB8)Francis' TEDx Talk "7 surprising lessons from picking up 3,000 African Hitchhikers" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5WxfRLByD60)The Jacks R Better sleeping bag that Francis uses and recommends:  (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2CfBrJX5zoU)Francis' gear list from hiking the Continental Divide Trail (https://francistapon.com/Travels/Continental-Divide-Trail/CDT-Gear-List)The Time Paradox book by Philip Zimbardo and John Boyd (https://www.amazon.com/Time-Paradox-Psychology-That-Change/dp/1416541993)

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