Salopek speaks to students in the Afar region of Ethiopia in February. The Afar are nomads, people who move from place to place, so their schools have to move with them. "The Ethiopian kids would give almost anything to finish their schooling," Salopek said. "They are driven." Image by John Stanmeyer / For National Geographic.

Published November 22, 2013

Homa Tavangar and Paul Salopek

Paul Salopek is on a seven year trek, literally walking around the world — and he's posting photos, videos and comments about his journey online. Guest host Celeste Headless speaks with Salopek and Pulitzer Center education advisor Homa Tavangar, about the different things kids can learn by seeing the world through Paul's eyes.

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Out of Eden: Paul Salopek's Walk from Ethiopia to Patagonia

As Paul Salopek journeys around the world on foot, he will follow the migration pathways of our ancestors who walked out of Africa 50,000 years ago.

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Paul Salopek's Out of Eden Walk Featured on Cover of National Geographic

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"Walking is falling forward." Pulitzer Center grantee Paul Salopek is following our first footsteps, on a seven-year walk around the earth. National Geographic makes the walk its cover story.
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Bringing the World — and the Walk — into Philadelphia Classrooms

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