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| What's your name? | Corinne | Patrick |
| NO last name? | Overman | Wenckebach - try and pronounce that one! |
| Where was this picture taken ? | The 'Grampians' National Park in Australia | The 'Salar de Uyuni', a salt desert in Bolivia |
| Where are you from | The USA, but I now live in London | From the Netherlands (aka Holland), but now I live in London |
| What's your nickname? | I don't really have any | Too many to name them all, but here's a few, Pac, Picasso, all sorts of variations on my surname, and recently I have even been called 'silly Dutch boy' |
| What are your hobbies? | Hiking, swimming, traveling, reading, catching up with family & friends, baking | Sailing, skiing, cooking, writing, hiking, oh, and of course travelling |
| What are your responsibilities during the expedition? | Most of it we share, but my focus is on making sure the education program is in perfect shape! | We both do a bit of everything, but officially my role is 'expedition leader', so it's my responsibility to get us from A to B |
| What are your 'chores' during the expedition? | I'll do most of the campsite set up, and probably most of the cleaning (if we leave that up to Patrick, most of the times it will be a total mess) | I'll cook most of the times, and do the routine checks on the car |
| What's your favourite food? | Cesar salad, chicken pesto pasta, mussels and Thai curry | A nice piece of meat, or oysters, paté, escargots (snails), gratin,... I can make that list really long... |
| What's the strangest food you have ever eaten? | I ate guinea pig once, and kangaroo. I love trying all different kinds of food | I'll eat pretty much anything, but here are some of the strange ones - brain, jellyfish, grasshopper and crocodile |
| What is your education? | Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting at Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana (USA) | Quantum physics at the University of Leiden, and Econometrics at the Erasmus University in Rotterdam |
| What kind of work did you do before you started Tire Tracks? | I first worked as an auditor, then became an operations consultant (helping companies work better and more efficiently). I also worked for internet start-up in Amsterdam. | I used to be a commercial strategy consultant, which is a fancy name for someone who advises companies on how they can sell more of their products |
| Favourite time of day | definitively the morning! | anything but morning! |
| When's your birthday? | 9th of March | 5th of November |
| What's your favourite outfit? | a skirt, tank top and, my favorite, flip flops | Pants and a long sleeve shirt |
| What are you going to miss most? | Family and friends | My favourite food |
| What are you NOT going to miss at all | London's cold and rainy weather | the pollution |
| What languages do you speak? | English and French (and I can understand a little Dutch) | Dutch, English, French, German, Spanish, and a really, really tiny bit of Portuguese |
| What are you most scared of? | mice! | well, nothing of course |
| If ur scared of mice why r u in Africa? R u scared of any other pets hmmmm, Corrinne Kim, Stewart Middle Magnet School, United States |
Mice/rats/rodents are not my favorite, and that is about it. I don't like to see them running around but I should be ok with it in Africa. | Not a thing! |
| What is the silliest / stupidest thing you have ever done? | I think a long list of silly things is very possible...but I would have to think of them all. | Probably, a lot, I'll have to get back to you on that one. And when we're on the road, in the facts of the day, we'll tell you the silliest / stupidest thing we did that day |
| Anything else you want to say? | We are so happy that you are coming along with us to explore Africa and meet the people that live there. | I hope you'll all enjoy coming along with us on this virtual journey. And if there's anything you want to know - ask! |
How old are you? |
32 | 35 |
Do you have any pets? |
Not now, but we always had a Chow chow (dog) when I grew up. | I don't have any pets now, but I did have a dog when I grew up. |
| Have you ever gone on any other expedition besides this one in Africa? Justin, Seneca, United States |
I have travelled to many other places before but never on a big expedition like this one! | I also have travelled to many countries, but never been on an expedition like this! |
What is your most favorite book? |
I have a lot of favorites but one that I really liked was Alchemist- a story with lots of meaning and lessons in it. | One of my favorites is Nooit Meer Slapen- a Dutch book about a failed expedition in Norway. |
| Would you ever live in Africa for the rest of your life? Era, Seneca Middle School, United States |
That is a possibility! Some of the major capital cities in the east and south of Africa may be an option, but I need to check them out first. | I don't know yet, but it is a possibility. |
| What was your favorite country in west Africa? Rebeka, Seneca Middle School, United States |
Definitely Mali--a beautiful place with super sweet people. | Mali for sure! |
| Do u have any kids ? erika, oakridge middle, country: United States |
Not any yet! | Same for me! |
Any more questions for the team? Ask them. We won't be able to answer every question, but we'll do our best.
