Francophonie 2016: 03/01 – Scientific "Soirée" with Swiss Explorer S. Marquis [fr]
On March 1, National Geographic Explorer Sarah Marquis will regale the audience with tales of her wild adventure: walking 10,000 miles from Siberia to Australia over the course of three years. This event is organized by Swissnex Boston at the Cambridge Public Library from 5:45 pm to 8:30 pm.
Talk the Walk: A Conversation with an Award-Winning Writer-Explorer
Sarah Marquis, the Swiss adventurer and writer, was nominated as Adventurer of the Year by National Geographic in 2014, and named European Adventurer in 2013. She walked solo 10,000 miles from Siberia to Australia, and then wrote a book about it, Wild by Nature, which was released in the US on February 9th. She has been profiled in The New York Times Magazine and National Geographic, and has been walking around the globe – almost non-stop – for the past 23 years. See other talks she has given here.
Sarah will be interviewed in front of a live audience about her adventures and accomplishments by Heidi Legg, the journalist behin the popular Boston newsletter TheEditorial.com.
Where: Cambridge Public Library, 449 Broadway, Cambridge, MA 02138
When: March 1, 5:45 pm – 8:30 pm
Free and open to the public.
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The event is organized by Swissnex Boston and is part of La Grande Soirée Scientifique de la Francophonie for 2016
Video presentation of the event:
If you want to learn more about Sarah Marquis, click here.
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