Paul Salopek was born in the United States and raised in Mexico. As a writer and journalist, he has traveled to more than 50 countries and has earned two Pulitzer Prizes for his reporting on human genetics and war in the Congo. Paul has worked as a commercial fisherman in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, mined gold in Australia, and managed a cow ranch in Mexico. He was a Nieman Fellow at Harvard University and taught journalism at Princeton University.
To comment, log in using one of the options below. If you don’t have an account, write your comment, enter your name and email address, and select “I’d rather post as a guest.” Paul may respond, so keep an eye out.