0 , 0 0 0 ▁views . ▁▁ ▁In ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁he ▁entered ▁Mor oc co ▁and ▁began ▁a ▁five - year ▁trip ▁to ▁all ▁ 5 4 ▁African ▁countries . ▁He ▁never ▁left ▁the ▁African ▁continent . ▁Half ▁way ▁through ▁his ▁trip , ▁he ▁met ▁and ▁married ▁a ▁Cam ero onian , ▁Re jo ice ▁T ap on , ▁who ▁tra ve led ▁ 3 1 ▁of ▁African ▁countries ▁with ▁him . ▁ ▁In ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁T ap on ▁returned ▁to ▁a ▁T ED x ▁stage . ▁He ▁had ▁just ▁returned ▁from ▁ 5 . 5 ▁years ▁of ▁non stop ▁over land ▁travel ▁through ▁all ▁ 5 4 ▁African ▁countries . ▁T ap on ▁shared ▁a ▁story ▁about ▁an ▁African ▁girl ▁who ▁was ▁a ▁" black ▁sheep " ▁in ▁her ▁society ▁and ▁what ▁we ▁can ▁learn ▁from ▁it . ▁▁ ▁He ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁He ▁plans ▁to ▁write ▁his ▁third ▁book ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁experience . ▁He ▁fil med ▁extens ively ▁and ▁has ▁raised ▁over ▁$ 2 4 , 0 0 0 ▁to ▁produce ▁a ▁pilot ▁TV ▁episode ▁by ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁Amazon . com ▁and ▁Lincoln ▁Mercur y ▁selected ▁him ▁as ▁the ▁best ▁example ▁of ▁someone ▁who ▁is ▁ful fill ing ▁the ▁dream ▁of ▁travel ing ▁the ▁world . ▁ ▁In ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁he ▁was ▁induct ed ▁in ▁the ▁California ▁Out do ors