John Francis

John Francis has his own way of doing things. And his methods — not uttering a sound, for instance — make for powerful communication.

Host Majora Carter takes us along as she spends a whole day walking with John Francis in his hometown, Cape May, New Jersey, a beach community on the confluence of the Atlantic Ocean and Delaware Bay. They start walking at the Atlantic Ocean and walk through neighborhoods, along railroad tracks, and in a nature preserve, talking about John's journey.

Today, his Planetwalk foundation consults on sustainable development and works with educational groups to teach kids about the environment. As he wrote in his 2005 book, Planetwalker : “If 20 years ago … someone had told me, ‘John, if you want to make a difference, I want you to stop driving in cars and start walking east, and you’ll make a difference,’ and as I turned and walked away they shouted, ‘and shut up too!’ I would not have believed them. But as I sit here I realize that is exactly what has happened.”

John Francis has his own way of doing things. And his methods — not uttering a sound, for instance — make for powerful communication.

Host Majora Carter takes us along as she spends a whole day walking with John Francis in his hometown, Cape May, New Jersey, a beach community on the confluence of the Atlantic Ocean and Delaware Bay. They start walking at the Atlantic Ocean and walk through neighborhoods, along railroad tracks, and in a nature preserve, talking about John's journey.

Today, his Planetwalk foundation consults on sustainable development and works with educational groups to teach kids about the environment. As he wrote in his 2005 book, Planetwalker : “If 20 years ago … someone had told me, ‘John, if you want to make a difference, I want you to stop driving in cars and start walking east, and you’ll make a difference,’ and as I turned and walked away they shouted, ‘and shut up too!’ I would not have believed them. But as I sit here I realize that is exactly what has happened.”