These are my Fellow Travelers.

For their donations they will be credited on the film and will receive correspondence from me during my trip.

donor history

(27 Nov.) The Fellow Travelers that took care of me in the last leg of my journey were Michael Kaliski, Roxanna Espoz, Amy Fabus, Stephen Iwanski, Telly T. Koosis, Dick Burgess, the ESL 147 class at Foothill College, John Zielinski, Laurie Zielinksi, Richard Harrison, Mark M., Leah Drennan, Joah Iannotta, the Wilson family (Dave, Joanne, Matt and Brittany), Barbara Mooney, Jonathan Moskow, Tommy Roberts, Bill Hardy, Mario Keller, Katie Duff, Daniela de Paulis, Joanie Tallon, Julia Stanton, Marge Harrison, Michael Trackan, Bradley Mosher, Bob Bleskan, Clyde and Diane Richardson, Ewa Fiszka-Borzyszkowska, Marianne Malaychuk, Jeycob Carlson, Stephanie Stilling, Susan Maloney, Sean Carter, Casey Knight, Susan Goodwyn, Jamie Bialek, Eleanor Vaughn, Crystal Genes, Diana Swisher, Gregory Formosa, Daniel Gerling, Taras Gula, and four donations from the Strik Family of Holland (Benny, Lina, Daniel, Joni), Billy and Jayme Richardson, Edward Stefanik, Werner Klinger, Melissa and J.R. and Kyra Gomoll, Lindsay and Cameron and Peanut Bigler, Aris Fragoyannis, Nynke Oele, Erica Duke, Judy Armstrong, Meris Kott, Vera Marinoff, Steve and Nancy Frost, and Elizabeth Hackett.

(3 June) Been lazy in updating this page. Since then, these people have donated: Sheila Ogorman, Jean Marie Altman, Mia Bass, Kristi Beckwith, Vincent Vesval, Judy Fries, Gerard Edon, Harry Swanson, Hannah Swanson, Raul Lopez, Jean-Pierre Amour, Nicole Miller, Thomas Marlow, John Conway, Marjorie Olsho, Benjamin Olsho, Geoffrey Balasoglou, Carla Hills, Mia Bass, Raymond Bedelow, Joan Bedelow, Beverly Hoffman, Gary Lemons, Lisa Lucas, Sebastian Neumayer, Cassandra McGovern, Nicholas Nelson, and Todd Strong.

(18 Apr.) Most recent donors are Patricia Sanders, Viktor Decyck, Chris Krohl, Brian Reid, Gabe Oppenheim, Irene and Longin Owsianik, Barbara Reynolds, Richard Morasci, Melissa Mayberry, Heide Linsmayer, Anne Robertz, and Chris Ritchie.

(5 Apr.) Since my last update of this page, I've received donations from the Aleck Family (including Tom, Marie, Lucas, Jordan, and one in memory of their son Kevin), Kseniya Yarosh, Ping Hae, John O'Haire, Frederic Bonn, Jeff S., Rosencrans Baldwin, César Córdova, Katie Eskra, Andrew Wilson, Joseph Katz, Keith Dunkley, Allie Ombres, Sarah Hainzinger, Jon Gardiner, Richard Colvin, Rosetta Egan, Jake Kooser, Hans Roenau, Carl Chastenay, Eva Leveton, Wilfrid Varvill, and Bridgette Reid.

(22 Mar.) Donations received from Anya Antonovych, Beth Klutcharch, Camille Curry, Nancy Frothingham, Cherie O'Brien, Alan Adler, Carmen Greco, Anastasia Makarenko, Ken Olsho and Rebecca Olsho. Thanks to all!

(14 Mar.) Newest Fellow Travelers are Marie Logsdon, Jason Smit, Pat Esposito, Scott White, Mary Koleno, Adam Adler and Jake Bern.

Newest Fellow Travelers are Marie Logsdon, Jason Smit, Pat Esposito, Scott White, Mary Koleno, Adam Adler and Jake Bern.

(8 Mar.) Donations received from John and Pam Prepora, Ginger Cassidy, Ruth Bzibziak, Janice Corbett, Patricia Doell, Steve Yarbrough, Michelle Pham, Matthew Bauer, Mia Bass, Christopher Burgess, Michelle Krumholz, Mehal Shah, Leif Karpe, Kenneth Bartels, Lorne Hobbs, Mark Smalling, Lori Willmer, Paul Berman, and Julie Polivka. Thank you all!

(28 Feb.) The largest rush of joiners yet, and right in the nick of time. Please welcome Colleen Abbot, John Badal, Martin and Anne-Marie and Corey and Francesca and Alexandra Banks, Gary and Dana Booth, John Bryan, Rachel Cassidy, Vicky Crouse, Julia Diaz, Mike and Claudia DiMaggio, Linda Ebenroth, Ellen Garripo, John and Kathy Geso, D.L. Harris II, Dave and Jean and Samantha Harris, Brenna Hernandez, Geri and Brad Jacobson, Jan Klaunfunee, Steffi Kordy, Andrew Kosek, Nancy Kuglin, Mary Maley, Jasmine Maloney, Klaus Mandl, Sean and Brady McCahey, Tom Meehan, Pheobe Mikus, Denny and Celia Murninghan, Sheila Nelson, Faith and Haley Ostrowski, Robert Ostrowski, Julie Papas (and class), Nelson Perez, Frank and Nancy Poremski, Fritz Schipits, M. Bob Schladitz, Rob and Joy Shepardson, John and Debbie Steinborn, Jeffrey Sternberg, Stephanie Sustek, Rick Swansen, and Luke Vanderlaan.

(24 Feb.) Much to report here. At last night's event the Fellow Travelers were joined by Irene Antonovych, Andrew Ashley and Soonae Kim, Anna Balla, Bopuc Bodnaruk, Lyuba Chernous, Joy Maguire Dooley and Marie Dooley, Aude Gabory, Ryan Gallaher, Nina Horowitz, Adya Kashube, Katie Lindskog, Jeanne Lutz, Barbara Margraf, Anya Maziak, Michael McGrath, Joanne and Martin O'Connor, Debra Plante, Kalyna Procyk, Claire Sandahl, John and Eiby Sawczeuko, Nick Sawicki, Christian Schwanenbergen, Theresa Swanson, Terry Tierney, and Marissa Yelnick. Whew!

(23 Feb.) Donations received from my longtime friend Michele Ebenroth, Robert Dantzer from Pennsylvania, and Darren Moore, P.F.C. first-class in the US Army.

(22 Feb.) My relatives Bill, Andrea, and Billy Cronch all join the Fellow Travelers. Thank you!

(21 Feb.) We're joined by Michael Ilnycky, a Calgarian with Ukrainian ties.

(16 Feb.) Holly Hetrick joins us from Georgia. My thanks to her.

(14 Feb.) Is there hope for America's youth? Kinds words and donations from Conner Kerrigan, Taylor Smith, and Alexa Goldsmith lead me to believe there is.

(12 Feb.) My friends Julie Stedman and Steve Stedman donate, and this after I'd just eaten dinner at their house. Generosity with icing on top.

(11 Feb.) Chicago-based video editor Martin Nelson joins. I expect his advice on editing will come in handy when I'm in the thick of editing this project.

(9 Feb.) Philosopher and raconteur John Smietanik joins, with a prolix yet lapidary benediction.

(8 Feb.) Family friend Phil Kearns becomes the largest single donor yet, giving money in the names of himself and four family members: his son Adam, wife Cindee, daughter Dawn Fouts and her husband Matt Fouts. I am extremely grateful for and flattered by your generosity!

(7 Feb.) My cousin, the musicologist Robert Harris, donates.

(6 Feb.) Tall drink of water Pat Aubin joins, as does aspiring writer Kato Moritz.

(5 Feb.) Robert Pietrusko joins us from Brooklyn, followed by my aunt Irene Vanderlan.

(31 Jan.) Erin McIntyre, a gifted graphic designer who actually helped design some of the graphics and layout of this site, joins the fellow travelers.

(28 Jan.) Craig Roberge donates, as does Brett Bernstein, who emphasizes good socks above all.

(27 Jan.) Donation received from the irreplaceable Gwendolyn Ashley.

(25 Jan.) Sound collagist Erik Iverson joins, flanked by two Canadians: retired kindergarten teacher James Rennick and Jagdeep Dhadli, who says he's also interested in filmmaking and is donating "for all purposes, karmic and otherwise" in case he ever finds himself in a similar situation to mine.

(23 Jan.) Five new donors over the weekend: dining partners Margaret Batkiewicz and Wayne Batkiewicz, aesthete Sandy Alford, and close kin Fallon Ostrowski and Casimir Ostrowski. Thanks to all in the newest group.

(17 Jan.) Nick Purves, a friend I met while traveling in Paris years ago, donates, as does capable attorney Jeffrey Glazer.

(10 Jan.) Local teachers Pamela Swierczewski and Cheryl Donovan sign up, pledging support from their seventh-grade students. I'll not let the young people down.

(9 Jan.) Chicago-based filmmaker Blaire Holmes signs up.

(5 Jan.) My longtime friend Chris Aubin joins, followed by Adam Gerdel, who paid with twenty singles.

(30 Dec.) Kathryn Ostrowski, who loves me like a son, joins. Your support and your love will carry me far.

(29 Dec.) Modish trendsetter Beth Swierczewski joins today, casting aspersions on public radio pledge drives.

(28 Dec.) Kristine Trever, a Kinski enthusiast and Detroit-based filmmaker, joins via our new MySpace Group. Many thanks to her.

(23 Dec.) Michele Hendricks of New Lenox, IL joins today. Thanks Michele!

(21 Dec.) Songwriter and consonant-hoarder Veronica Pszczola joins, followed closely by local entrepreneur Colin Dekuiper. Thanks!

(18 Dec.) In the last week, writer and filmmaker Paul Cronin, author of Herzog on Herzog, has joined. So too has the filmmaker Peter Thompson. My generous acquaintances Ann Batkiewicz, Liz Deligiannis and Laurel Lindemann round out the newest group.

(6 Dec.) Six FTs in the last few days. Jody Gannon joins us from Norway, and then my collaborator R. Lyle Schipits comes onboard, and so do his folks, Robert and Ann Schipits. Lyle also helps convince Walter Stucke and Cheryl Wierzbicki to sign up. Quite a coup.

(3 Dec.) Phil Rosengren joins today, warning of the Ukranian winter. Don't worry, Phil, I'll be there long before the real cold sets in.

(2 Dec.) Three FTs today. Harvardian and Herzog fan Tien-Ann Shih, the stylish Jason Fanning, and Richard Iwanski, a longstanding cousin of mine. Actually, he's always been my cousin.

(1 Dec.) Matt Walters, who helped me devise the Fellow Travelers idea, becomes the first to join. The magnanimous Sandy Francis from LA is a close second.

I currently have 272 of the 1,000 I need.

fellow travelers
Matt Walters
Tien-Ann Shih
Jason Fanning
R. Lyle Schipits
Walter Stucke
Robert A. Schipits
Kirsten Brandt
Peter Thompson
Liz Deligiannis
Veronica Pszczola
Michele Hendricks
Beth Swierczewski
Chris Aubin
Blaire Holmes
Cheryl Donovan
Jeffrey Glazer
Margaret Batkiewicz
Fallon Ostrowski
Erik Iverson
Jagdeep Dhadli
Craig Roberge
Erin McIntyre
Irene Vanderlan
Robert E. Harris
Kato Moritz
Phil Kearns
Adam Kearns
Matt Fouts
Julie Stedman
Martin Nelson
Taylor Smith
Holly Hetrick
Bill Cronch
Billy Cronch
Robert Dantzer
Irene Antonovych
Andrew Ashley
Soonae Kim
Anna Balla
Bopuc Bodnaruk
Lyuba Chernous
Joy Maguire Dooley
Marie Dooley
Aude Gabory
Ryan Gallaher
Nina Horowitz
Adya Kashuba
Katie Lindskog
Jeanne Lutz
Colleen Abbott
John Badal
Martin Banks
Anne-Marie Banks
Corey Banks
Francesca Banks
Alexandra Banks
Gary Booth
Dana Booth
John Bryak
Rachel Cassidy
Vicky Crouse
Julia Diaz
Mike DiMaggio
Claudia DiMaggio
Linda Ebenroth
Ellen Garippo
John Geso
Kathy Geso
D.L. Harris II
Dave Harris
Jean Harris
Samantha Harris
Brenna Hernandez
Geri Jacobson
Brad Jacobson
Dan McGee
Mary McGee
Katy McGee
Danny McGee
Eddie McGee
John Prepora
Pam Prepora
Ginger Cassidy
Ruth Bzibziak
Janice Corbett
Patricia Doell
Steve Yarbrough
Michelle Pham
Matthew Bauer
Mia Bass
Marie Logsdon
Jason Smit
Pat Esposito
Scott White
Carmen Greco
Anastasia Makarenko
Ken Olsho
Rebecca Olsho
Alan Adler
Tom Aleck
Marie Aleck
Kevin Aleck
Lucas Aleck
Jordan Aleck
Kseniya Yarosh
Ping Hae
John O'Haire
Frederic Bonn
Jeff S.
Rosencrans Baldwin
César Córdova
Katie Eskra
Patricia Sanders
Viktor Decyck
Chris Krohl
Brian Reid
Gabe Oppenheim
Irene Owsianik
Sheila Ogorman
Jean Marie Altman
Scott Bass
Kristi Beckwith
Vincent Vesval
Judy Fries
Gerard Edon
Harry Swanson
Hannah Swanson
Raul Lopez
Jean-Pierre Amour
Nicole Miller
Thomas Marlow
Michael Kaliski
Roxanna Espoz
Amy Fabus
Stephen Iwanski
Telly T. Koosis
Dick Burgess
John Zielinski
Laurie Zielinksi
Richard Harrison
Mark M.
Leah Drennan
Joah Iannotta
Dave Wilson
Joanne Wilson
Matt Wilson
Brittany Wilson
Barbara Mooney
Jonathan Moskow
Tommy Roberts
Bill Hardy
Mario Keller
Katie Duff
Daniela de Paulis
Joanie Tallon
Julia Stanton
Marge Harrison
Michael Trackan
Bradley Mosher
Bob Bleskan
Clyde Richardson
Diane Richardson
Ewa Fiszka-Borzyszkowska
Marianne Malaychuk
Jeycob Carlson
Stephanie Stilling
Susan Maloney
Sean Carter
Casey Knight
Susan Goodwyn
Jamie Bialek
Eleanor Vaughn
Crystal Genes
  Sandy Francis
Richard Iwanski
Philip Rosengren
Jody Gannon
Cheryl Wierzbicki
Ann E. Schipits
Paul J. Cronin
Ann Batkiewicz
Laurel Lindemann
Colin Dekuiper
Kristine Trever
Kathryn Ostrowski
Adam Gerdel
Pamela Swierczewski
Nick Purves
Sandy Alford
Wayne Batkiewicz
Casimir Ostrowski
James Rennick
Gwendolyn Ashley
Brett Bernstein
obert Pietrusko
Pat Aubin
Robert Harris
Cindee Kearns
Dave Haas
Julie Haas
Dawn Fouts
John Smietanik
Steve Stedman
Conner Kerrigan
Alexa Goldsmith
Michael Ilnycky
Andrea Cronch
Michele Ebenroth
Darren Moore
Barbara Margraf
Anya Maziak
Michael McGrath
Joanne O'Connor
Martin O'Connor
Debra Plante
Kalyna Procyk
Claire Sandahl
John Sawczeuko
Eiby Sawczeuko
Nick Sawicki
Christian Schwanenbergen
Theresa Swanson
Terry Tierney
Marissa Yelnick
Jan Klaunfunee
Steffi Kordy
Andrew Kosek
Nancy Kuglin
Mary Maley
Jasmine Maloney
Klaus Mandl
Sean McCahey
Brady McCahey
Tom Meehan
Pheobe Mikus
Denny Munringhan
Celia Murninghan
Sheila Nelson
Faith Ostrowski
Haley Ostrowski
Robert Ostrowski
Julie Papas
Nelson Perez
Frank Poremski
Nancy Poremski
Anne-Nicole Poremski
Fritz Schipits
M. Bob Schladitz
Rob Shepardson
Joy Shepardson
John Steinborn
Debbie Steinborn
Jeffrey Sternberg
Stephanie Sustek
Rick Swansen
Luke Vanderlaan
Eddie McGee
Cindy Iwanski
Rick Iwanski
Elizabeth Iwanski
Christopher Burgess
Michelle Krumholz
Mehal Shah
Leif Karpe
Kenneth Bartels
Lorna Hobbs
Mark Smalling
Lori Willmer
Paul Berman
Julie Polivka
Mary Koleno
Adam Adler
Jake Bern
Anya Antonovych
Beth Klutcharch
Camille Curry
Nancy Frothingham
Cherie O'Brien
Andrew Wilson
Joseph Katz
Keith Dunkley
Allie Ombres
Sarah Hainzinger
Jon Gardiner
Richard Colvin
Rosetta Egan
Jake Kooser
Hans Roenau
Carl Chastenay
Eva Leveton
Wilfrid Varvill
Bridgette Reid
Longin Owsianik
Barbara Reynolds
Richard Morasci
Melissa Mayberry
Heide Linsmayer
Anne Robertz
Chris Ritchie
John Conway
Marjorie Olsho
Benjamin Olsho
Geoffrey Balasoglou
Carla Hills
Raymond Bedelow
Joan Bedelow
Beverly Hoffman
Gary Lemons
Lisa Lucas
Sebastian Neumayer
Cassandra McGovern
Nicholas Nelson
Todd Strong
Diana Swisher
Gregory Formosa
Daniel Gerling
Taras Gula
Benny Strik
Lina Strik
Daniel Strik
Joni Strik
Billy Richardson
Jayme Richardson
Edward Stefanik
Werner Klinger
Melissa Gomoll
J.R. Gomoll
Kyra Gomoll
Lindsay Bigler
Cameron Bigler
Peanut Bigler
Aris Fragoyannis
Nynke Oele
Erica Duke
Judy Armstrong
Meris Kott
Vera Marinoff
Steve Frost
Nancy Frost
Elizabeth Hackett

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