âIâm on a tour to study music with African roots. Itâs not for school or anything. Itâs just a personal project. I want to travel alone for an entire year with just clothes and my drumsticks. Iâve saved $6000 and I plan to work along the way. My first stop was New York. Iâve been here two weeks and I went to ten concerts. Iâve already spent $300 so I need to be more careful. Iâm about to catch a bus for Detroit. I found a place where I can live in exchange for a few hours of daily work. Then Iâm going to Chicago, St. Louis, Memphis, and New Orleans. Then Cuba. Then Brazil. Then Peru. And after that Iâll go home to France. I want to learn as much about music as possible. But thatâs only half the reason for the trip. I also want to learn if I can do it. I am a little afraid that Iâll get lonely, but thatâs something I want to figure out. I want to know if I can be alone.â














