pickI think what sticks with me most is how Francis chose to relate his journey, what he focused on, what was mentioned briefly. So much is the story of his walk across the U.S and what the stops entailed. You don't necessarily get in depth reflections about his initial reasons for not using motorized transport or speaking, because it was the right thing for him to do at the time. 1/?
Week- Two- 😮
Well that's not intimidating at all! 😶🌫️
A pleasant surprise: the kindness of strangers. 🥰
“[E]nvironmental sanity“ has a nice ring to it, think I'll add it to my vocabulary!
Don't worry, John, everyone feels that way about grad school. 🫣
Surreal.
One good thing about quarantine, no more excuses not to put together those new bookcases
#movingin #bookcases #shelfie
pickI met this author at an environment summit and got his book the very next day. The way it is written, along with the author's interspersed watercolors, makes it feel like you're reading his personal journal. On top of that, Francis' motivation to the environment is inspirational.
Planetwalker: 22 Years of Walking. 17 Years of Silence. | 
Considering the joy and contemplative headspace walking has provided him, I am happy to see he is currently in the process of walking through Africa.
Other observations: love the little sketches bordering the text, and little poetic couplets/haikus that were sprinkled through. Something about having/making art on the journey makes it seem less lonely, 5mo
Francis rarely raises the point, but the frustrations of 'walking while Black', encountering the threat of physical violence as a result of racism is there, as is the truly ludicrous infrastructural failings that see direct transportation corridors barred from pedestrian use. If it's a safety issue, add a side walk or a lane you car-biased bastards. 😡 [Yeah, that's a little personal pedestrian rage coming out 5mo