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| Name: | travis samate |
| School: | james irwin charter middle school |
| Grade: | 8th |
| Asked... Question: what kind of food is eaten in Laos? Answer: When we were in Laos, we were able to find French bread, cheeses, and other French food. This is because Laos was a French colony at one time. Check out Laos Food for more traditionally Laotian food. | |
| Name: | bob |
| School: | is192 |
| Grade: | 6 |
| Asked... Question: how old are you? Answer: The team members range in age from 23 to 36 years old. | |
| Name: | nic |
| School: | st.george elementry |
| Grade: | grade 6 |
| Asked... Question: is there a computer game that u travel in a sweet ride around the maritime provinces. Answer: I am not sure if there is currently a game like this. We would like to create a Drive Around the World video game that would recreate the driving experience around the world. | |
| Name: | Kishanna |
| School: | I.S61 |
| Grade: | 8 GRADE |
| Asked... Question: HOW MANY TIMES DOES IT RAIN IN DENVER. Answer: Rainfall is not measured in number of times rain occurs per year, it is measured in the amount of rain that falls per year. Records are kept every year and the average rainfall that occurs in Denver is about 15.4 inches of rain per year. Some years have more than 15.4 inches, and others have less, but the overall average is 15.4. | |
| Name: | Justine |
| School: | Eisenhower middle |
| Grade: | 7 |
| Asked... Question: can you learn me how to speak Spanish or Chinese. Answer: Of course you can learn how to speak Chinese or Spanish, however, I wouldn't be the best teacher. To learn these languages I suggest taking a class in school and finding some fluent speakers so you can practice. To learn a language well you have to practice speaking it. There are many people that would be willing to help you, if you asked them. | |
| Name: | Darcy |
| School: | Andrew Jackson |
| Grade: | 9 |
| Asked... Question: why do people eat bugs in different countries? are they full of protein? Answer: Certain bugs are very nutritious and delicious. People's diets are generally based on what is available in their environment. In some environments there are not a lot of nutritious plants or animals to eat. It is sometimes easier and better for you to catch bugs for eating rather than hunting other animals or searching for edible plants. In any case it is important to remember that not all bugs or plants are edible to eat. Some plants and insects are poisonous and will make you very sick or even kill you if you eat them. | |
| Name: | Jasmine Granas |
| School: | Los Gatos High |
| Grade: | 12 |
| Asked... Question: I think I saw 3 of your cars driving in Los Gatos the other day, in the beginning of March. Are you at home now? When do you leave again? Answer: We have arrived safely back in the States. It is good to be home. We will be heading across the country starting in April. | |
| Name: | Tony |
| School: | keyser middle school |
| Grade: | 8 th |
| Asked... Question: which is stronger? tornados or hurricanes Answer: It is difficult to compare the two. Hurricanes bring torrential ran and high winds, but they can last for days and can blanket large areas. They can inflict large amounts of damage, but are normal weather patterns for certain areas like Florida. Tornados strike hard and fast. There are six different classifications of tornados based on their strength (an F-5 is the most ferocious). A tornado has stronger winds in its brief existence, but hurricanes damage much more property than tornados do. | |
| Name: | gab |
| School: | nlms |
| Grade: | 8 |
| Asked... how far/ high can an Australian kangaroo jump? | |
| Name: | Cristobal |
| School: | Espanola middle school east |
| Grade: | 7th |
| Asked... Question: how many people live in North America? Answer: It is estimated that over 328 million people live in North America. | |
| Name: | eliza |
| School: | hillcrest |
| Grade: | 5 |
| Asked... how kangaroos protects itself from danger weather? | |
| Name: | Randy Paker |
| School: | Marshall Middle School |
| Grade: | 6 |
| Asked... what are some waterfalls in Hawaii and their latitude and longitude | |
| Name: | samuel azanaw |
| School: | burnt mills e.s. |
| Grade: | fourth grade |
| Asked... Question: Where do all video games come from? Answer: Video games come from a variety of countries. Even you can create a video game by learning how to program a computer. | |
| Name: | duhsportplayer02 |
| School: | Seitz |
| Grade: | 8 |
| Asked... Question: How old do you have to be to drive in China? Answer: You have to be at least 16 to be eligible for a driver's license in China. | |
| Name: | kiera taylor |
| School: | mock road |
| Grade: | 4th |
| Asked... Question: How can you put 3,613 into 4. Answer: You can divide 4 by 3,613; the answer will be a very small number! | |
| Name: | pauldylik@hotmail.com |
| School: | |
| Grade: | |
| Asked... Question: what time is open angkor wat?? Answer: Ankgor Wat opens early in the morning, I remember being there for sunrise. I don't the specific hour when it opens. | |
| Name: | lisa |
| School: | cashmere |
| Grade: | 13 |
| Asked... Question: how much is the average cup of coffee cost in argentina? Answer: You can buy a great cup of coffee for about one dollar. | |
| Name: | Jenny |
| School: | Taylor |
| Grade: | 8 |
| Asked... Question: Why did Burma change it's name to Myanmar? Answer: Myanmar and its capital Yangon are not new names created by the State Law and Order Restoration Council. In fact, Myanmar and Yangon are the original names before but being renamed Burma and Rangoon by the British Colonial Administration. http://www.mewashingtondc.com/Myanmar_Burma.htm | |
| Name: | sabrina |
| School: | bluecreek |
| Grade: | 5 |
| Asked... Question: when does hurricane season start? Answer: The hurricane season in the Atlantic, Caribbean, and Gulf of Mexico runs from June 1 to November 30. The hurricane season in the eastern Pacific basin runs from May 15 to November 30. The hurricane season in the central Pacific basin runs from June 1 to November 30. | |
| Name: | Dominic |
| School: | Compton Drew iLC |
| Grade: | 7 |
| Asked... Question: What is the hardest 6th grade math question in the world? Answer: Tough question. Mathematicians and Physicist can come up with some pretty complicated ones. Solving equations that have multiple variables are pretty tough. | |
| Name: | ashle |
| School: | dolphins creek |
| Grade: | 10 |
| Asked... Question: what is Argentinas main transportation? Answer: Argentina has many modes of transportation. While I was there I took a car, plane, train, bus, and taxi. I would say the most popular city to city transportation is by bus. | |
| Name: | джон |
| School: | джон атанасов |
| Grade: | - |
| Asked... ха здравейте- знаете ли кой съм аз? | |
| Name: | me |
| School: | big bucks school |
| Grade: | 7 |
| Asked... Question: are there any poisonous plants and animals in the tropical rain climate? If so what are they? | |
| Name: | Casey Seline |
| School: | Swanson |
| Grade: | forth |
| Asked... Question: How do you get used to all the time changes in your trip? Answer: You never really get used to them you just have to deal with them. How do you deal with them? | |
| Name: | Bill Baggarly |
| School: | University of Californai Riverside |
| Grade: | 16th |
| Asked... Question: In your opinion... what is the best country you have been to this trip? Answer: Every country has both positives and negatives. Over all I liked Australia the best. It was nice to speak English again, the culture was similar, but they have a different perspective. The animals and plants were new and different, and I found the people to be pretty darn friendly. | |
| Name: | Muliawan |
| School: | Profesional |
| Grade: | - |
| Asked... Question: How far the distance of silkroad from the far east (from China) to the far of west(until Afghanistan)? Answer: There are many different routes of the Silk Road. From Eastern China (Xian) to Modern day Western China (Kashi) it was about 2000 miles. The road split in Kashi, the northern road going to Bukhara and the southern Road going to modern day Afghanistan (Balkh or Bactra). From Kashi to Balkh it is about 600 miles. So it is over 2600 miles from where the road began in China to its terminus in Afghanistan. | |
| Name: | Nick Seline |
| School: | Swanson Elementrey(Omaha,NE) |
| Grade: | 5th Grade |
| Asked... Question: When are you guys going to get back from Thanksgiving and the Holidays? Answer: We all made it home for the holidays. We will setting out for Alaska on Jan 30th 2005. | |
| Name: | Nick Seline |
| School: | Swanson |
| Grade: | 5th Grade |
| Asked... Question: What is the most dangerous part of your journey yet? Answer: The most dangerous part of the expedition was traveling through Russia. The temperature and the weather is what made it dangerous. When the temperature was right at the freezing point (32°F or 0°C) the roads were very slippery, so we had to be really careful. When the temperature dropped down to -20°C and below, it was not slippery anymore, but we all knew that the cold could kill us if we were not careful. | |
| Name: | Anthony Sells Jr. |
| School: | Jefferson School |
| Grade: | Fourth |
| Asked... Question: I need a fourth grade math book. Answer: You should probably ask your teacher for help. | |
| Name: | ryan |
| School: | git r done |
| Grade: | 9 |
| Asked... Question: r u insane or do u like traveling so have you been close to finding the disease //___lil jon and the eastside boys r great ___what?yeah//ok!!!!!!!!!! Answer: We are all a bit insane to travel so much! I believe we are making a difference with this disease too. I hope you all your doing well. | |
| Name: | Celine |
| School: | Dubois area Middle School |
| Grade: | 6th |
| Asked... Question: What is the latitude and longitude of the mausoleum at halicarnassus? Answer: This is located in the modern city of Bodrum 37° O2'N and 27° 25'E. | |
| Name: | d waters |
| School: | hunter |
| Grade: | 7 |
| Asked... Question: which ocean would you have to cross to get from china to north america Answer: You would have to cross the Pacific Ocean to cross from China to North America | |
| Name: | AMIR KHAN |
| School: | business |
| Grade: | |
| Asked... Question: HOW YOU FEEL IN HUNZA HAVE YOU ENJOYED ARE NOT WHAT IS THE RESULT YOU HAVE OBTAIN THAT WHICH IS THE BEAUTI FUL PLACE OF WORLD? Answer: The team was agreed that Hunza was one of the greatest places on earth, and definitely one of the greatest highlights of the expedition. I hear so many wonderful things about Hunza, I am sorry I was not able to enjoy it like the rest of the team. | |
| Name: | nadeem |
| School: | hunza public school |
| Grade: | 13 |
| Asked... Question: CAN I ASK THE TEAM OF DRIVE AROUND THE WORLD THAT CAN YOU HELP THE NEEDY AND POOR PEOPLE OR THE INSTUTIONS WHICH NEED HELP? EMAIL- HUNZWEI@HOTMAIL.COM Answer: I will pass your message on to the rest of them team. | |
| Name: | john doe |
| School: | lake point high |
| Grade: | 11th |
| Asked... Question: how many people suffer from parkinson's in the U.S. Answer: Surveys show that there are over 1.5 million people who suffer from Parkinson's disease in the United States alone. | |
| Name: | Sarah Stiles |
| School: | McComb |
| Grade: | 11 |
| Asked... Question: Why are facial gestures as well as hand gestures expressed differently and mean different things in other countries? Answer: Facial expressions and hand gestures are a part of language and they have as many differences as different languages around the world. Facial gestures and hand gestures depend on what you are doing. If you are a welder your hands are usually full, so hand gestures are more difficult. If are a baseball coach your hands are empty so you can use a lot of signals. | |
| Name: | Hollis Martinez |
| School: | Western Christian |
| Grade: | 3rd Clark/McEachern |
| Asked... Question: When you went on a ferry boat did you see any sharks or sea animals? What was your favorite animal that you saw? What is your favorite color? Answer: While on ferries we have seen dolphins, seals, whales, and many different kinds of birds. One of my favorites were seeing penguins in Chile. These birds are amazing and they look really neat! My favorite color is green. It reminds me of plants and trees! | |
| Name: | Noah Ghotbi |
| School: | Western Christian |
| Grade: | 3rd Clark/McEachern |
| Asked... Question: What was the food like in Argentina? How many continents have you been too? Answer: Argentina had some of the best food I have ever eaten. The steaks in Argentina were amazing!!! I liked the cheese as well. There was a lot of Italian food there too! I have been to 6 continents, North and South America, Australia, Asia, Europe and Africa. The only continent I have never been to is Antarctica. | |
| Name: | Benson Woo |
| School: | Western Christian |
| Grade: | 3rd Clark/McEachern |
| Asked... Question: How old is Jackie's brother? What did he eat in China? What was the most interesting animal you've ever seen. Answer: Jackie's brother Nick is 36 years old. He ate a lot of different things in China, Peking Duck, Noodles, Shrimp and a vegetable called bak choy. Chinese food is very good! The most interesting animal I have ever seen is a penguin. It is amazing to see them swim through the water, they are like bullets! | |
| Name: | Trevor Perry |
| School: | Western Christian |
| Grade: | 3rd Clark/McEachern |
| Asked... Question: Have you played the Chinese musical instrument the Bega? Answer: Although I have played many different instruments I have never played an instrument called the Bega. | |
| Name: | Cassandra MacQuoid |
| School: | Western Christian |
| Grade: | 3rd Clark/McEachern |
| Asked... Question: Do you miss your home? What is your favorite country? Did you run into a kangaroo? Answer: Although I love traveling I really miss home. Where I am right now, it is very cold (Russia) I look forward to being warm again. I am loving Russia right now, even though it is very cold. I have found the people to be very friendly and quite helpful, this is an amazing country! I have never run into a Kangaroo, but my teammate Justin has. | |
| Name: | Jordan Abernathy |
| School: | Western Christian |
| Grade: | 3rd Clark/McEachern |
| Asked... Question: Can you teach me how to speak Chineese? Answer: I can teach you some Chinese. Ne how ma- how are you She shay - Thank you | |
| Name: | Yasenia Baltierra |
| School: | Western Christian |
| Grade: | 3rd Clark/McEachern |
| Asked... Question: What is it like in China? Answer: China is amazing! China is very large and has many different regions. China has some large deserts, jungles, and great mountains! Mt Everest is in China! | |
| Name: | Amber Renish |
| School: | Western Christian |
| Grade: | 3rd Clark/McEachern |
| Asked... Question: When you unrolled your sleeping bag, how big was the nest of spiders? Answer: It wasn't that big, but it was big enough to make me jump! | |
| Name: | Ian Gust |
| School: | Western Christian |
| Grade: | 3rd Clark/McEachern |
| Asked... Question: How many days did it take to get to China? How far can kangaroos jump? Answer: It took us 270 days to arrive in China. We had some delays with shipping and paperwork, so we should have arrived there earlier. Kangaroos can jump up to 30 feet, wow! | |
| Name: | Andie Olson |
| School: | Western Christian |
| Grade: | 3rd Clark/McEachern |
| Asked... Question: Did you meet anyone else with Parkinsons Disease? Answer: We have met people with Parkinson's Disease in nearly every country we have visited. | |
| Name: | Christian Gallardo |
| School: | Western Christian |
| Grade: | 3rd Clark/McEachern |
| Asked... Question: What dangerous animals did you see so far? What's your favorite country so far? Answer: We have seen sharks, poisonous snakes and lions. Fortunately no wild animals have threatened us so far. I have really enjoyed Russia so far! The people have been very friendly and country is very beautiful. They also have good pizza here! | |
| Name: | Eni Soyinka |
| School: | Western Christian |
| Grade: | 3rd Clark/McEachern |
| Asked... Question: What is your favorite animal that you've seen on the trip? What was the best and worst food you've tasted on the trip? What was the biggest animal you've seen? Answer: Penguins are my favorite animal that I have seen on this expedition. I love to watch them swim! The best food I have eaten on this trip was Steak with Bleu Cheese in Argentina! The worst things was worms in Thailand. The biggest animals I have ever seen are elephants. They are bigger than our vehicles! | |
| Name: | Sarah Medina |
| School: | Western Christian |
| Grade: | 3rd Clark/McEachern |
| Asked... Question: What was the worst thing you ate and what was the scariest animal you saw? Are you having fun? Answer: The worst thing I ate was a worm in Thailand. The scariest animal I saw was a pit viper in Malaysia I am having a lot of fun! | |
| Name: | Miles Cortez |
| School: | Western Christian |
| Grade: | 3rd Clark/McEachern |
| Asked... Question: Is the food gross in other countries? Answer: One of the best things about traveling is trying all kinds of different foods. I have eaten some gross things, but for the most part you can find good food in just about any country you go to. I don't like to eat fish, so in the countries where fish is common it is difficult for me. | |
| Name: | Mark Sanders |
| School: | JL Jackson High School |
| Grade: | 8 |
| Asked... Question: Do you ever fight with each other because you see each other so much? Answer: We fight with each other, but not too much. We all have our own cars so we can get away from each other when we need to. | |
| Name: | Kabilan Pillay |
| School: | SAS |
| Grade: | 7 |
| Asked... Question: Will you be seeing the Taj Mahal? Answer: We saw the Taj Mahal in Agra India. It is very beautiful! | |
| Name: | Kabilan Pillay |
| School: | SAS |
| Grade: | 7 |
| Asked... Question: What is the most common spoke language of the people you have met on the trip so far? Answer: Although we spoke Spanish for the first 4 months of the expedition. The most widely spoken language is English. English is spoken in the US, Australia, Singapore, India, Pakistan, and many other countries. It is the most common language of travelers as well. | |
| Name: | Angela Brown |
| School: | SAS |
| Grade: | 7th |
| Asked... Question: What country do you think was the most exciting and why? Answer: Currently, Russia is the most exciting. We are traveling across Siberia as the weather is getting colder and colder. The weather might stop us, therefore we have to be very careful. It is a big challenge to cross Russia any time of the year! | |
| Name: | Angela Brown |
| School: | SAS |
| Grade: | 7th |
| Asked... Question: While you are in a country, do you get to go see things (i.e. national monuments, or famous landmarks)? Answer: We try and visit as many famous sites as we can. In India we visited the Taj Mahal, in Peru Machu Piccu, and in Australia we visited Ayers Rock. | |
| Name: | Angela Brown |
| School: | SAS |
| Grade: | 7th |
| Asked... Question: Do you enjoy visiting so many places around the world? If so, what is your favorite part of getting to see so many countries? Answer: I love visiting all kind of places around the world. My favorite part of traveling is making new friends, learning about different countries, and trying all the different types of food there are. | |
| Name: | Lauren |
| School: | Short Pump Middle |
| Grade: | 6th |
| Asked... Question: are there any famous people with the name Lauren? Answer: Lauren Becall is the most famous person I can recall. She was a famous actress who was married to Humphrey Bogart. I have a niece named Lauren as well. | |
| Name: | EELII |
| School: | SAS |
| Grade: | 7TH grade |
| Asked... Question: How can you catch the disease? Answer: The causes of Parkinson's are not well understood at this time. It is thought that there are chemicals causes as well as some genetic causes. | |
| Name: | ERIKA |
| School: | ETIWANDA |
| Grade: | sixth grade |
| Asked... Question: How do you take showers? Answer: We take showers when we stay at hotels. When we camp we bring extra water in order to keep clean. | |
| Name: | ERIKA |
| School: | ETIWANDA |
| Grade: | sixth grade |
| Asked... Question: how can drive one the ocean? Answer: We drive as much as we can on land, but sometimes we have to place the vehicles on a ship to transport them across the ocean. We shipped the vehicles from Argentina to Australia, Australia to Singapore, and soon we will ship them from Russia to Alaska! | |
| Name: | James Fan |
| School: | Singapore American School |
| Grade: | 7 |
| Asked... Question: How much money have you guys raised for the Parkinson's disease? Answer: We have raised over $50,000 so far. We plan to raise a lot more when we return to the States. | |
| Name: | James Fan |
| School: | Singapore American School |
| Grade: | 7 |
| Asked... Question: What city have you guys most enjoyed? And why have you liked it so much? Answer: Cuzco, Peru was a lot of fun. It was a beautiful old city! We were surrounded by ancient Inca ruins. The nightlife was a lot of fun as well. Every building you went in seemed to have an amazing history. | |
| Name: | Akane Otani |
| School: | SAS |
| Grade: | 7 |
| Asked... Question: What has been the hardest city to get around in? Answer: Without a doubt it was Mexico City. We were lost for 3 hours there! | |
| Name: | James Fan |
| School: | Singapore American School |
| Grade: | 7 |
| Asked... Question: Who speaks the most languages in the team? And what are they? Answer: Neil speaks Spanish fluently, but I speak Mandinka and quite a bit of Spanish. Most of the team speaks a fair amount of Spanish and Justin speaks some Russian. | |
| Name: | James Fan |
| School: | Singapore American School |
| Grade: | 7 |
| Asked... Question: What types of foods do you guys eat when your traveling in your cars? Answer: While in our cars we eat snack food, biscuits (cookies), fruit (Pakistani apples are really good), nuts, soda pop, and we drink a lot of water. We often skip lunch and have bigger meals when we get to our destinations at night. | |
| Name: | Liza Doolittle |
| School: | Fayweather |
| Grade: | 6th |
| Asked... Question: what kind of pets are found in India? Answer: Many people have dogs, although they are not generally fenced in. I did not see too many cats, but I know they are around. Some people even have monkeys as pets. | |
| Name: | Akane Otani |
| School: | SAS |
| Grade: | 7th |
| Asked... Question: What has been the most exotic food you've eaten? Answer: We have eaten guinea pig, sea snails, crickets, and worms. | |
| Name: | Rias |
| School: | Pakistan |
| Grade: | |
| Asked... Question: When you return home, how will continue your Parkinson's Programs? Answer: We hope to speak to many of the Parkinson's communities in the United States and continue fund raising until we meet our million dollar fund raising goal. | |
| Name: | Shanice |
| School: | Wilson |
| Grade: | 4grade |
| Asked... Question: 4grade is hard because we start stuff early then the other class Answer: Fourth grade is difficult, but it can be a lot of fun to! A good challenge is always fun, most of the time. | |
| Name: | martez powell |
| School: | ella dolhonde elementary |
| Grade: | 4th |
| Asked... Question: look for a6 Answer: I will keep my eyes peeled! | |
| Name: | Ned and his Dad |
| School: | Ann's Nursery School |
| Grade: | Pre K |
| Asked... Question: How many of the seven wonders of the world have you seen between the two expeditions have you have embarked on? Answer: The seven wonders of the ancient world include, the Pyramids of Giza, the hanging gardens of Babylon, the Colossus of Rhodes, the Pharos of Alexandria, the statue of Zeus at Olympia, the temple of Artemis at Ephesus, and the Mausoleum of Halicarnassus. Unfortunately, we have not seen any of these during any of the expeditions. | |
| Name: | Will Baggarly |
| School: | St. James |
| Grade: | First |
| Asked... Question: Can you have as many kids as you want in China? My Dad heard you can only have 1 or 2 kids. Is that true? Answer: Unless you are a minority you can not legally have more than one child in China. The terms aunt, uncle and cousin are words that are not being used anymore. In the reality, minority populations can have more than one child, if you have money you can acquire permission to have more than one child, and if you are creative there are other ways of getting around this single child policy. | |
| Name: | Robby Baggarly |
| School: | St. James |
| Grade: | 4th |
| Asked... Question: Are you going to drive along the "Great Wall" of China? How long is the wall anyway? Answer: We will not see the Great Wall of China this time. We will only be in far western China, where there is no wall. | |
| Name: | kate Halsted |
| School: | darfield all sanits |
| Grade: | year6 |
| Asked... Question: where are mountains are found? Answer: Mountains are found all over, on every continent. However, Australia seemed like the flattest continent I have ever seen. | |
| Name: | Akane Otani |
| School: | SAS |
| Grade: | 7th |
| Asked... Question: How long do you stay in each city? Answer: This depends on where we are and what we have to do. In Delhi, India we stayed a week because we had to do some maintenance on the vehicles and we also had to obtain visas in order to visit upcoming countries. Some times we just pass through. We are trying to get to Magadan, on the east coast of Russia by the end of October, so now we are not staying anywhere very long. | |
| Name: | David Codron |
| School: | Singapore American School |
| Grade: | 7th |
| Asked... Question: How much have you had to pay to provide gas for car so far? Answer: Figure we have driven about 26,000 miles so far. The vehicles get an average of 12 miles per gallon, and gas on average costs $2.75 per gallon. | |
| Name: | Kabilan |
| School: | SAS |
| Grade: | 7 |
| Asked... Question: Why did you decide to do a longitude expedition, not latitude? Answer: In 1999 we did an expedition called latitude where we drove from Beijing, China back to San Francisco. This time we decided to do something different. | |
| Name: | Amber R. Tobin |
| School: | Los Gatos High |
| Grade: | 12 |
| Asked... Question: what other semi famous people or other people that really interested you? Answer: Many famous people have interested me. I have always been a Beatles fan so I would love to meet the remaining Beatles. It was great meeting the Dalai Lama! | |
| Name: | hank |
| School: | LGHS |
| Grade: | 12 |
| Asked... Question: Was the dali lama really holy and super nice?! Answer: The Dalai Lama beamed with joy and he giggled a lot. He had a presence about him that made me want to be like him. | |
| Name: | Michael Brienzo |
| School: | Los Gatos |
| Grade: | 12 |
| Asked... Question: In which place that you have visited have you felt like you didn't belong? Answer: There are parts of Pakistan that I felt that I was really not welcome. This is a problem when people look at you as not who you are but what you appear to represent. Many Pakistani's have witnessed the effects of war and aren't really excited about Western influence in their country. | |
| Name: | jimmy |
| School: | wadster |
| Grade: | po |
| Asked... Question: do you miss your family. Answer: There are many days that I would want nothing more than to sit down and have a cup of coffee and cheesecake with my mom and dad. I miss my whole family very much! | |
| Name: | jim |
| School: | lot |
| Grade: | 9 |
| Asked... Question: how was the dalai lama? Answer: It was great meeting the Dalai lama, he was as happy as I imagined him to be! | |
| Name: | Michael Brienzo |
| School: | Los Gatos |
| Grade: | 12 |
| Asked... Question: you think you are learning more by driving around the world than flying from one place to the next? Answer: You definitely learn more when you drive from place to place rather than fly! When you drive you get to see the natural boundaries between populations, you get to see how far things really are from each other, and you get to see the gradual environmental and food changes. One last expedition where we drove from Beijing to San Francisco I learned how large Kublai Khan's empire really was. It extended from China to Europe! During the first two months of that expedition, we were always within the boundaries of his empire. Driving it gave me a good feeling for how big it really was; the largest empire the world has ever known! | |
| Name: | teddy hull |
| School: | los gatos high |
| Grade: | 12 |
| Asked... Question: have you had to eat any raw meat? Answer: I have eaten raw meat, but I am very careful about where I eat it. It can be very dangerous to eat if it is not prepared under the correct conditions. Sushi, steak tar tar, and an prosciutto (sp?) are all examples of raw meat. To tell you the truth I prefer my meat cooked. | |
| Name: | Mira Parfitt |
| School: | LGHS |
| Grade: | 12 |
| Asked... Question: Which country has the best food? Has any of it made you sick? Answer: I think Mexico had the best food. I am really jonesing for a good burrito right now. Argentina was second for the best food. I haven't been sick from any food yet. | |
| Name: | Amber Tobin |
| School: | Los Gatos High |
| Grade: | Senior |
| Asked... Question: I was wondering what type of food you particularly enjoyed? Answer: I am a true cheese head. I love cheese more than anything! | |
| Name: | Brienzo |
| School: | los gatos |
| Grade: | 12 |
| Asked... Question: are u irritated with any of your teammates Answer: Of course I get irritated with my teammates. Who wouldn't? If there is on going irritation you have to do something about it, otherwise you need to shut up just deal with it. | |
| Name: | Natalie Brand |
| School: | Los Gatos High School |
| Grade: | 12 |
| Asked... Question: what has been your favorite country so far and what is a new type of food that you have eaten? Answer: It is hard to say what my favorite country is, every country is unique in it's own way. Australia probably tops my list, as I really liked the wide open spaces, the friendly people, and the unique plants and animals that were there. | |
| Name: | Mike Floyd |
| School: | LGHS |
| Grade: | 10 |
| Asked... Question: what's responses have you had from people in other countries? How is it explaining what your doing and your case to others in different countries? by the way good luck!!!! Answer: We have had pretty good responses from people all over the world. Most people are pretty curious when they see us roll up. Many people don't know about Parkinson's disease, however, when we mention Muhammad Ali's name everyone seems understand, or at least have a fond memory of him. | |
| Name: | mark johnson |
| School: | los gatos high |
| Grade: | 12 |
| Asked... Question: have you seen any lions? Answer: We have seen lions. We saw them in South America and a couple of other places. Unfortunately these were lion that were a part of traveling show or zoos. Lions are found in East Africa, unfortunately we will not be going there during this expedition. | |
| Name: | Michelle Johnson |
| School: | Los Gatos High School |
| Grade: | 12 |
| Asked... Question: y'all having fun? Answer: We are all having fun. Traveling is an incredible experience, you will never be the same after spending time abroad. The world, the news, and life will just make more sense after traveling. You will get a broader view of the world, which will give a you a better understanding of it. | |
| Name: | torrey |
| School: | los gatos |
| Grade: | 12 |
| Asked... Question: how do the people that live there treat you? Answer: Most people treat us very well. Most people are eager to start up a conversation with us. They ask me where we are from, and what we think about their country. We are often asked political questions, and question Americas foreign policy. | |
| Name: | Rob Couchee |
| School: | los gatos high |
| Grade: | 12 |
| Asked... Question: Have you come to face any anti-American threats while traveling? Answer: I won't kid you, there is plenty of anti-American sentiment in the world. The key to these situations is to diffuse them, listen, joke, discuss, or leave things alone. The most important thing is to make people realize that you are a person, and by being a person you have a lot in common. | |
| Name: | emi |
| School: | lghs |
| Grade: | 12 |
| Asked... Question: Is gas for your car cheaper over there? Answer: Gas prices very from country to country. It was about $3.50 in India, but it is only $2.75 in Pakistan, a little cheaper in China. | |
| Name: | mark johnson |
| School: | los gatos high |
| Grade: | 12 |
| Asked... Question: Which place has the best waterfalls? Answer: I think Thailand, or Laos has the best waterfalls. | |
| Name: | Samuel A . Moisenco |
| School: | LGHS |
| Grade: | 12 |
| Asked... Question: how has your outlook on eastern society changed after meeting the Lama? Answer: My outlook has always been sort of eastern, a kind of live and let live outlook. The thing about Asia is that it is crowded in most places. People have to get along. What was amazing about India was that people could argue and get upset at each other, but then walk away smiling. Things were quick to explode, but easy to relieve. I liked that quality as I have a way of internalizing things and being mad for longer than I should. | |
| Name: | Kathleen Richter |
| School: | LGHS |
| Grade: | 12 |
| Asked... Question: Have you come across any anti-American sentiments in your travels that made life more difficult? or was it generally easy to overcome differences while on a world-round tour? (especially since you have a good purpose?) Answer: There is definitely ant-American sentiment in many places. There is a large number of people who have difficulty with many American foreign policy decisions. You have to be smart about handling these situations. I do not want to argue with people, to me arguing is when two people are talking, but no one is listening. I am always willing to discuss any issues, but if people just want to argue and vent, I politely change the subject or excuse myself for the situation. Many people just want to complain, but the hard part is to come up with solutions for problems that are occurring. Generally if you challenge a blowhard to come up with a reasonable solution to something, the subject will soon be changed. | |
| Name: | Ashleigh Hill |
| School: | LGHS |
| Grade: | 12 |
| Asked... Question: Hi- I'm a student in Mr. Homa's class. I really admire what you all are doing. You all are an inspiration. Keep up the good work. What inspired you to take this trip? One person in particular or did you just want to help the cause? Answer: As a result of our families being diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease, we felt we had to do something. The question was what??? When the National Institute of Health suggested that it would take one billion dollars to fund a care, Nick realized that is the most effective thing we could do to combat the disease, raise money. That was 3 years and 26,000 miles ago. | |
| Name: | Erika Hight |
| School: | LGHS |
| Grade: | 12 |
| Asked... Question: I'm from Mr. Homa's class-- Is it very difficult to communicate with all of the people speaking so many different languages? If any of you do speak multiple languages, do you ever get confused as to what language any one person is speaking? Answer: You are right there are a lot of different languages that are spoken. This makes it very difficult to communicate. While we know Spanish and I know a West African Language called Mandinka, these languages do not help us much in Central Asia. Hand gestures and a willingness to want to communicate go a long way, and often times there are English speakers around. An effective method to communicate in a market situation is by using a calculator. Numbers are pretty universal. If you are at a market, you usually need to communicate about prices. By picking up a calculator and typing a number in, you begin the process of haggling for whatever item you have pointed to. | |
| Name: | Jasmine Granas |
| School: | Los Gatos High |
| Grade: | 12 |
| Asked... Question: Do you have to wear different clothes in some countries? For example, do the women have to cover up more in some Arabic/Islamic countries? Answer: We do wear native dress sometimes, and Chanda and Nancy did have to cover up while we were in Pakistan. We are now in Kashgar, China looking for cool hats, coats, and gloves for our winter drive through Russia. | |
| Name: | sarah roberts |
| School: | LGHS |
| Grade: | 12 |
| Asked... Question: What is the best dish you have had from a foreign country so far? Answer: This is hard to say! I liked the Tom ka guy soup in Thailand, the masala in India, and the steaks in Argentina. However, I would give anything for a burrito right now! | |
| Name: | Kathleen Richter |
| School: | LGHS |
| Grade: | 12 |
| Asked... Question: Have their been some cultures/customs that have been easier to adjust to than others? did some of the ones that you adjusted to well surprise you? Answer: I think it was extremely difficult for Chanda and Nancy to adjust to keeping themselves covered in Pakistan. I have difficulty with littering that goes on in many countries as well. It wasn't hard to adjust to the lifestyle in Argentina, people were out late, it wasn't uncommon for high schoolers to come home at 7:00am on weekends or be out hanging out at the ice cream shop at 12:30am on a school night. In fact you saw people of all ages hanging out at 2:00am or 3:00am. | |
| Name: | Keenan Murray |
| School: | los gatos |
| Grade: | 12 |
| Asked... Question: Do you feel that the trip was worth while for your goals to help park.? Answer: Yes, we hope that this expedition will inspire more and more extravagant fundraising events for Parkinson's Disease in the future. | |
| Name: | Keenan Murray |
| School: | los gatos |
| Grade: | 12 |
| Asked... Question: I am wondering, are u traveling the furthest distance on water or on land? Answer: We will be driving more than 32,000 miles. We will have shipped the vehicles approximately 16,000 miles. Keep in mind that shipping is not always very direct. For instance when we shipped for Argentina to Australia we had to ship through the Panama Canal. | |
| Name: | Keenan Murray |
| School: | Los Gatos |
| Grade: | 12 |
| Asked... Question: Is there any part of a foreign culture that you plan to combine with your daily life? Answer: I would like to drink more tea. I like how in India and Pakistan everybody invites you to take tea with them. This will take about 20-30 minutes, but it is great way of making new friends. | |
| Name: | Steve Edlund, Naomi Abel, and Brittany George |
| School: | Los Gatos High School |
| Grade: | 12 |
| Asked... Question: How do you deal with relationships during this trip? Have you been able to keep in touch with your family and boy friends/girl friends? Also, have you contracted any foreign diseases? How many immunizations did you have to get for all the different varieties? Any really unusual immunizations that most people would not get here in the U.S.? Have you picked up any languages on your trip? And...if the car breaks down, who usually fixes it? Any car geniuses? What is the most valuable skill or value that you have learned on this journey that you will apply when you get home to the U.S.? Thank you for answering all our questions! We really appreciate your cause and admire your determination! KEEP ON TRUCKIN' !!! Answer: Nick and Chanda are married, but the rest of us do not have any significant others at home, at least not anymore. We keep in touch with our families primarily by e-mail, but we use the phone as well. We have not contracted any foreign disease, that we know about, but we have all had the usual intestinal problems, colds, and flu. We all had to get about ten different immunizations, yellow fever, typhoid, hep A and B, tetanus, to name a few. The universal immunizations are mumps, measles, diphtheria, small pox, and tetanus. We all got fairly good at speaking Spanish, but in many other countries we only have time to learn a few phrases. If the car breaks down I am usually the one who fixes it, if a Land Rover dealer isn't close by. Nick and Adam usually come over to look over my shoulder and offer advice. Between the three of us we are pretty handy. The most valuable skill I have learned is how to deal with people. You have to have patience to deal with the same 7 people day in and day out, sometimes in very stressful situations. Also, you never know what the road is going to throw at you so you have to have patience, resolve, and perseverance to make it during and expedition like this. | |
| Name: | Jen Werner |
| School: | Los Gatos High |
| Grade: | 12 Homa |
| Asked... Question: I also agree with Jenny Tighe that what you are doing is awesome. It is defiantly really cool to know that there are people like you out there who take a year off and do good for the world! I traveled to Mexico this summer to build houses with my church and the experience was unforgettable. I hope that you feel the same way about doing such a fulfilling thing for others. How did this get started....what encouraged it? Good luck on the rest of your trip! :) Answer: What started this expedition was the belief that we could make a difference. We have set out to make a difference in the lives of Parkinson's patients around the world, and we have touched a lot of people in the course of the journey. Thank you for you well wishes, we appreciate all the encouragement we can get! | |
| Name: | Tina |
| School: | los gatos |
| Grade: | 12 |
| Asked... Question: what do u miss most about the states? Answer: My family, burritos, and high speed internet! | |
| Name: | studious mcFrugal |
| School: | los gatos |
| Grade: | 12 |
| Asked... Question: what are the bathrooms like? is it as easy to use as it is back home? Answer: Nothing is as easy as using something you are totally accustomed to. The latrines range from trees and bushes to toilets with beau deas (sp?) and everything in between. | |
| Name: | matty |
| School: | LGHS |
| Grade: | 12 |
| Asked... Question: I was just wondering if you ever felt really at home in any particular country....so at home that you wanted to stay there and live there?....with your fluffy teddy bear Answer: There are many things different countries have to offer, some countries I would like to stay for a couple of years, however, I love the USA and especially my family. I imagine I will live a lot of different places but always call the USA home. | |
| Name: | Lo |
| School: | Los Gatos |
| Grade: | 12 |
| Asked... Question: Do you have any humiliating stories that you want to share about your trip? about MR. Homa? Answer: There are no humiliating stories at all. As for us and Mr. Homa, I don't think that we have ever been humiliated in our lives! | |
| Name: | Erika Hight |
| School: | LGHS |
| Grade: | 12 |
| Asked... Question: Do the experiences- meeting amazing people being immersed in a totally different culture- and personal gratification of driving around the world ever outweigh the thoughts of your cause? Answer: The beauty of this adventure is that we can be moving forward the cause of Parkinson's Disease will learning from and interacting with all kinds of interesting people. | |
| Name: | Jenny Tighe |
| School: | LGHS |
| Grade: | 12 |
| Asked... Question: What has been the biggest cultural shock so far? For ex, what has been taboo for them but valued/accepted in the US? OR what has been taboo for us but accepted/valued there? Answer: One thing that comes to mind is shorts and attire. In Xinjiang, where we currently are, women generally cover up and men generally where long pants. To be taken seriously you need to conform to these norms, if you don't you won't be as respected and the women will generally be thought of as loose. While traveling it is much more common to see someone going to the bathroom on the side of the road. The plumbing systems are not as extensive here as they are in the USA. | |
| Name: | Jen Werner |
| School: | Los Gatos |
| Grade: | 12 Homa |
| Asked... Question: Have you encountered severe amounts of poverty? Has there been famine in any of the villages you have traveled to? Answer: Yes we have seen severe poverty. When we were driving through Assam ( a state in Eastern India), the area had been devastated by floods. Most people were living in tents on the highest ground around. Their tents were often placed within sight of their flooded houses. | |
| Name: | sarah roberts |
| School: | LGHS |
| Grade: | 12 |
| Asked... Question: Has anyone on the trip contracted a bad disease while traveling? Answer: We have all had some type of illness or another, but no major diseases. We all had a variety of immunizations before we left and we are all very careful of what we eat and do, as to avoid disease. | |
| Name: | Tina Zhu |
| School: | Los Gatos |
| Grade: | 12 |
| Asked... Question: how do the locals react to foreigners? what was the biggest culture shock while visiting these places? Answer: Most locals are very curious about us. They wonder what we are doing there and are interested in looking at the cars. Many people are amazed at my blonde hair, and the fact that I have hair on my arms. The hardest thing to get used to in Asia is the absence of personal space. There are so many people, so there is always a crowd around. I sometimes get claustrophobic. | |
| Name: | sarah roberts |
| School: | LGHS |
| Grade: | 12 |
| Asked... Question: What is the biggest difference you have noticed between American people and people of other nations? Answer: At the end of the day we all have more in common than we have differences. This statement aside, the biggest difference is that Americans (or most of my friends) were raised with the idea that anything is possible, that we can do anything. Many people in other countries do not have access to the resources and education that we have as Americans. Without access to resources and education, people are most often destined to do exactly what their mothers and fathers did. How many people in America have done exactly what their mothers and fathers did? | |
| Name: | Jenny Tighe |
| School: | Los Gatos High School |
| Grade: | 12 |
| Asked... Question: Hi, I'm Mr. Homa's student. I wanted to first thank you so much for doing this. What you are doing is truly inspirational, and it completely amazes me. I hope your travels are more enjoyable than not. Anyway, I have a few questions. I'm interested in joining the peace corps. Where have you gone so far that seems to be in the greatest need of volunteers or workers? Answer: I think it is great that you are interested in the Peace Corps. I spent two and half years in West Africa in the Peace Corps. It changed my life! It was a tremendous experience! There is need all over the world for different things, forestry, agriculture, English, medical, etc. There are so many ways in which you can contribute to making a better world. The most important way to make changes for the better is to cultivate the human spirit, help people realize that they can make a difference and help them towards their goals. Once people realize that they have the power to make changes, great things will happen. All this to say, there are many places you can go, and many things you can teach, but the power to make a change is the most important thing you can propagate wherever you are. | |
| Name: | T Ravis |
| School: | LGHS |
| Grade: | 12 |
| Asked... Question: Now that you have encountered many different cultures and locations, would you ever think about settling down at one of them? Answer: I guess this will depend on the person who I find to settle down with. All this countries have something to offer and challenges to deal with, however, it all depends on who your with as to how much you enjoy yourself anywhere. | |
| Name: | Matt |
| School: | Los Gatos |
| Grade: | 12 |
| Asked... Question: Why didn't you go to China, I heard it is lovely this time of year? Answer: We have already been in China twice. We are heading there within the next week. Read about the Xinjiang province it is really interesting. | |
| Name: | scarface |
| School: | los gatos |
| Grade: | 12 |
| Asked... Question: what kind of music do you listen to on the road? what is your preferred choice of music, while on the road? Answer: Depending on the car, you can hear reggae, techno, R&B, pop, Rap, Classical, Jazz and nearly anything else you can imagine. Scenery changes so does the music. | |
| Name: | JC Thiel |
| School: | Los Gatos |
| Grade: | 12 |
| Asked... Question: I have recently come to know that your group was lucky enough to meet the Dahli Lama. What was it like? Answer: The Dalai Lama exudes joy. After meeting him, he stands out as person I would really like to be like. If I am grouchy I think about the Dalai and his smile and I get in a better mood. I would like to give people what he gave me, a real zest for life! | |
| Name: | Ryan Hunsaker |
| School: | Los Gatos High |
| Grade: | 12th |
| Asked... Question: Did you all enjoy the Thai food? How is the cuisine in these Asian countries? What area has the best dish? Answer: Thai food is great, I am in China and could really go for some now. The cuisine has been great in all the Asian countries. We are really lucky we can get most of this stuff in the States. The best dish in Asia is probably Tom Ka Guy soup! | |
| Name: | Rebecca M. |
| School: | LGHS |
| Grade: | 12 |
| Asked... Question: How many total times have you had to make bathroom stops. Answer: Being as though we have been on the road for 11 months, we have made plenty of bathroom stops. It would be interesting to write a book about bathroom stops around the world. | |
| Name: | David Wang |
| School: | Los Gatos High School |
| Grade: | 12, Mr. Homa's Class |
| Asked... Question: Have you had any car accidents? Answer: Thank fully we have not had any serious fender benders yet. We were pleased to get through India with only a broken mirror caused by an oncoming truck in our lane. | |
| Name: | Keenan Murray |
| School: | Los gatos |
| Grade: | 12 |
| Asked... Question: Have you had an conflicts with any of the locals? If you have, what happened, and how did you handle it? Answer: There have been minor conflicts over bills and being overcharged, but these are always resolved by talking and on occasion heated exchanges. When we were in Thailand we found a great camping spot, however, we did not know that it was on private property. When the guards of the property found us, the told us to get out and fired a few rounds to let us know they were serious. We quickly left, but the following day we managed to meet the owner of the land and patch things up. In fact we had a very nice lunch and we are good friends now. | |
| Name: | Wes |
| School: | LGHS (Mr. Homa) |
| Grade: | 12 |
| Asked... Question: Do you have to do a lot of off-roading, or are most of the roads flat? Are most dirt or paved? Answer: We come across every type of road imaginable. In Pakistan we drove on a six lane beautifully paved highway. In the North of India, the roads wound through the mountains, sometimes dirt, sometimes paved, sometimes washed away and sometimes potholed. In Myanmar we were psyched to hear that we would be traveling on a newly built road, however, when we got there it didn't look very new. Although it was built less than one year prior, the surface had broken down and we had nothing but deep mud to drive through for 60 miles. While on that road we winched 6 vehicles out of the mud and helped repair a bridge that we needed to cross. We spent nearly 10 hours covering this ground. In Australia, while on the Gun Barrel Highway, the road wasn't clearly marked so we chose the best path and used our GPSes, that was really off road. It was so remote there, we saw a sign that said next petrol 817km. | |
| Name: | Jen Werner |
| School: | Los Gatos |
| Grade: | 12 |
| Asked... Question: What types of food are you eating? Is the water safe? Answer: While I drink the water nearly everywhere, I wouldn't recommend this. I have built my immunity over the last ten years of traveling. I love the food in Asia. Now that we are in Central Asia we have been eating spaghetti type noodles called lakman. I think spaghetti originally came from this area. We have a lot of dishes with rice, in India we ate masala, in china cashew chicken, and Thailand pad thai noodles, man all this stuff is good, but I still miss burritos. | |
| Name: | Kai[BrunnenG] |
| School: | Los Gatos |
| Grade: | 12 |
| Asked... Question: where would you go next? Answer: We are currently in Pakistan, heading to China. | |
| Name: | Kai[BrunnenG] |
| School: | Los Gatos |
| Grade: | 12 |
| Asked... Question: How much gas did it take for your whole trip? and how much did it cost for your gas on the whole trip? what was the most difficult part of your trip? Answer: You can do some figuring on the gas question. We get about 12 mpg and we have traveled over 26,000 miles. We have four vehicles and gas costs about $3.00 on average per gallon. For the whole trip figure we will drive a total of 40,000 miles. The most difficult part of the expedition is having to deal with all the unexpected stuff, delays, paperwork, border crossing, bad roads, etc. In Myanmar we were told it would take 5 hours to drive a brand new road. Although the road was new, it was a complete mess, instead of 5 hours it took us 14 hours! | |
| Name: | Melissa (again) |
| School: | LGHS |
| Grade: | S |
| Asked... Question: In what places did people treat you poorly because you're American? Answer: Many people give us a difficult time about American foreign policy, however, if you are polite and don't get drawn into an argument then things are generally OK. People are often surprised when I agree with their assessment of things. I think I have had to wait longer in lines at embassies due to being an American. Our immigration policies are not very popular with the rest of the world. In Brazil Americans, and only Americans, are required to be fingerprinted upon entering the country. | |
| Name: | Sara Ramsey |
| School: | LGHS |
| Grade: | 12 |
| Asked... Question: what do u miss the most about the USA Answer: I miss my family and good burritos more than anything. | |
| Name: | Melissa |
| School: | LGHS |
| Grade: | S |
| Asked... Question: Naturally, being a teenager, my mind tends to drift around the subject of food. How's the eating? Have you encountered any meals considerably funky by American standards? Answer: One of the best things about traveling is trying all the different kinds of food. There are a few really funky things that we have eaten such as guinea pig, sea snails and crickets. It was difficult to eat the guinea pig because it still had the head on it when it was served to me. | |
| Name: | Cassie Peppard |
| School: | Los Gatos High School |
| Grade: | 12 |
| Asked... Question: Do you guys have Harry Potter in Pakistan??? Has the Dali Llama read it??? As the Harry Potter Club President I am prepared to make you all honorary members if you would like. The Dali Llama is invited as well. Please feel free to invite him Answer: Harry Potter is all over the world. I have seen Harry Potter books available in most countries (even in Spanish). In fact I saw a Harry Potter movie in Thailand. The Dalai Lama hasn't had time to read Harry Potter, but he is probably happy that you are excited about it. | |
| Name: | Matt Showalter |
| School: | Los Gatos |
| Grade: | 12 |
| Asked... Question: do u stay in the villages or do u stay in hotels? do you have more luxuries then the people that live there have? Answer: We stay in the villages, we camp and we often stay in hotels. Most of the time we have more luxuries than most people, we have air conditioned vehicles. | |
| Name: | Melissa Eisner |
| School: | Los Gatos High School, Homa's Econ Class |
| Grade: | Senior |
| Asked... Question: I'm so jealous you got to meet the Dali Lama!! How was it? He radiates happiness by the truckload from his pictures. Is his presence really so beautiful as it appears, or is he just exceptionally photogenic? Did you get to speak with him for any length of time? If so, what did you talk about? Answer: We only got to hang out with the Dalai Lama for a short time. I think he thought it was cool signing the hood of our vehicle. We just walked up to his place with the hood, he came out giggling, blessed each one of us and signed our vehicles. He was just laughing and smiling with every step he took. I want to be like the Dalai! | |
| Name: | Liz Caillouette |
| School: | Los gatos high school |
| Grade: | Senior |
| Asked... Question: What was it like meeting the Dalai Lama? Did he give you any good advice? Does he really laugh that much? Am I spelling Dahli Lama correctly? Were India and Sri Lanka awesome? How is the food? Answer: It was really cool meeting the Dalai Lama. His smile and his confident giggle were a joy to experience. I just want have the smile has and encourage others to have it as well. Unfortunately were did not have time to go to Sri Lanka, we really wanted to meet Arthur C. Clarke. It is awesome, but a definite challenge! | |
| Name: | Beau Brigham |
| School: | Los Gatos |
| Grade: | 12 |
| Asked... Question: Do you get odd impressions from people you encounter? Answer: We often get stared out wherever we go, blonde hair, decked out Land Rovers, and a bunch of goofy Americans. | |
| Name: | Terrill |
| School: | Los gatos High School |
| Grade: | 12 |
| Asked... Question: Where do u sleep? what do u do for fun? who has the best food? are u happy u made this expedition? Answer: We sleep in our tents or in hotels. We like to camp if we can, but Asia is very crowded so there haven't been really good places to camp like in Mexico and Australia. I think Thailand has the best food. I am certainly happy that I am on this expedition, although I do get homesick. | |
| Name: | Beau Brigham |
| School: | Los Gatos High |
| Grade: | 12 |
| Asked... Question: Have you got in any near death experiences on the trip? Answer: Driving in India is always a near death experience. The roads are narrow and the oncoming trucks really barrel down on you. An oncoming truck got so close to D2 it broke it's side mirror. We have also been shot at, but that situation was quickly resolved. | |
| Name: | Joseph |
| School: | los gatos High |
| Grade: | 12 |
| Asked... Question: Mr. homa is forcing us to ask questions in hopes that you write a novel, but I am interested in the activities and situations that you have encountered on your trip. why do the people you encountered hate bush? do people really hate America as much as or entertainment, I mean news shows, say they do? Answer: Your question, why do the people we encounter hate Bush? is a difficult one. From the day we left the country we haven't heard many positive things about our current president. If the election were global I can tell you it would be a pulverizing landslide in favor of Kerry. Many people view America as very imperialist and that our foreign policy is based on control rather than the democratic values it claims to promote. In terms of hating America, people have a love hate for it. America is renowned world wide for it's freedom and economic opportunities, but it is feared because it seems to put itself above the international community. Since America presently is the strongest nation on earth, many countries feel like they have to bend to the will of it, or suffer serious consequences, and this leads to a lot of irritation world wide As an American I listen to a lot of people's complaints. I also ask people what alternative they would suggest to current crisis's. I try to promote a discuss about these issue so that I can learn a variety of perspectives and ultimately have a greater understanding of issues. As I have mentioned earlier, I avoid arguments, because in my opinion nobody listens. | |
| Name: | brendan |
| School: | lghs |
| Grade: | 12 |
| Asked... Question: what's the highest and lowest gas prices you've seen? Answer: The highest gas prices are about $5.00 per gallon. The cheapest gas was in Iran, it cost about 15 cents a gallon, that was four years ago. | |
| Name: | Kai[BrunnenG] |
| School: | Los Gatos |
| Grade: | 12 |
| Asked... Question: how did you get your sponsors? what type of letter did you write these companies for them to endorse their money into your cause? Answer: In order to obtain sponsorship you have to convince potential sponsors to believe in your vision and that you will follow through on what you say you will do. Before we even approached Land Rover we had completed two expedition on our own (privately funded). Our track record was strong. Once you obtain sponsorship from the first company, other companies are more likely to support, trusting the first company made a good decision. The most important thing is to ask companies to help, if you have the courage to ask, your chances are much higher that you will receive. | |
| Name: | Liam Smith |
| School: | LGHS |
| Grade: | 12 |
| Asked... Question: Have any of you run across a shark in Australia? Answer: As a matter of fact we did see sharks while we were swimming in the Great Barrier reef off the | |