I
was born and raised in San Francisco, California. I've been to over 60
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 2 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.
I co-founded
SIGHTech, a
successful Silicon Valley company. I also worked at
Hitachi Data Systems
and Microsoft. All this technology makes me want to head into the woods!
Therefore, I
thru-hiked the AT and
PCT, and in 2007 I became the first to yo-yo the
CDT!
I wrote
Hike Your Own Hike: 7 Life Lessons from Backpacking
Across America, which is based on my AT experience. I also produced a 77
minute DVD on my CDT
Yo-Yo.
I'm currently writing a book about my
five
month adventure in Eastern Europe! It's due in 2009.
If you're curious
about where I've been and where I'm going, check out my
10 year plan.
For those of you who want to look me over the boring way, view my
resume.
Finally, if you like
to buy paintings, check out the art I
have for sale.
My website is bigger
than you think. There are over 200 pages, so it's easy to get lost and
waste hundreds of valuable hours here. You've been warned. Thanks for
visiting!
- Francis Tapon | 
