Luciana Slaen and Daniel Franco are embarking on a journey from Buenos Aires, Argentina through the Andean nations into Central America and Mexico at the end of this month. They will be reporting to us on various facets of America, past and present, as they travel. They will also connect with some of the people we have met in our travels over the past 18 months from Jujuy to La Paz to Guatemala.
Luciana holds a BA degree in Social Anthropology from the Universidad Nacional del Centro in Buenos Aires. She is also a multi-lingual translator who assisted with the translation of our site. She has even worked in France as a Spanish language teaching assistant!
Luciana is an avid and passionate photographer who uses photography in "...search of a new way of feeling and interpreting the world around us." During this trip, Luciana will use her linguistic and photographic skills to help us find new answers to the question “What is America?”
Although Daniel has a degree in electrical engineering, it was his lifelong passion for travel and exploration that resulted in his plan for this trip. Daniel was born in Tierra del Fuego, where he grew up living an outdoor lifestyle exploring nearby woods and lakes. He has maintained this lifestyle and his love of travel and adventure his entire life. After a 5-week journey through Bolivia, Perú, Ecuador and Colombia last year, he knew that he had discovered his real passion. He shared his vision for this current trip with Luciana, and they have both left behind their jobs to explore America from Argentina to Guatemala and beyond.
We wish them well and look forward to their updates in the Journal and via our Twitter site!
