activity: John Francis walks the earth (planet walker).

john francis, the planet walker who founded planetwalk. john kept silent while walking and sailing around the world, he ended up not speaking for 17 years. he completed 3 college degrees, was the only person who wrote about oil spills, and wrote regulations for the united state. witnessing an enormous oil spill was a turning point for him to totally change his life and start walking around the world trying to make a difference and see what he would learn from his experience. not using motorized vehicles, relying only on his feet made him realize that in order to make a difference in the world, we have to start now.