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Francis Tapon

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Born
in San Francisco, The United States
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November 2007

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I recommend visiting Francis Tapon for all the dirt on me, but here is a quick summary....

I was born and raised in San Francisco, California. I've been to 127 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 two-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.

Read my self-help book, Hike Your Own Hike, which shares the 7 key lessons that the Appalachian Trail taug
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Francis Tapon Hi Liam!
I suspect you're talking about my book about my 8 years in Africa.
If so, I'm releasing at least one chapter per month to my patrons at patreon…more
Hi Liam!
I suspect you're talking about my book about my 8 years in Africa.
If so, I'm releasing at least one chapter per month to my patrons at patreon.com/ftapon
It should be out in 2024!
Sorry for the long delay!
I'm glad you enjoyed my brother's book!(less)
Francis Tapon Hi Laura,
I'm sorry that it took me 2 years to answer your question!
I just saw it now.
Were you able to explore Europe?
Mixed people often have a global,…more
Hi Laura,
I'm sorry that it took me 2 years to answer your question!
I just saw it now.
Were you able to explore Europe?
Mixed people often have a global, objective viewpoint!
I hope you do!
Un abrazo,
Francis(less)
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“The way I understand it, the Russians are sort of a combination of evil and incompetence. . . sort of like the Post Office with tanks. — Emo Philips, joking about the USSR”
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“Hungarian doesn’t seem European, but instead has a distinctly Martian flavor: igen (yes), nem (no), kérem (please), köszönöm (thank you), elnézést (excuse me), a nevem . . . (my name is . . .), hol van . . . ? (where is . . . ?), mennyi? (how much?), szeretlek (I love you).”
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“Those are my principles, and if you don't like them...well I have others.”
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“The secret of life is honesty and fair dealing. If you can fake that, you've got it made.”
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“I have never met a man so ignorant that I couldn't learn something from him.”
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