Evan Coleman | On Mars Pod EP 49 | Living in Africa, Seeing Things Through & 15 Year Friendship

Today On Mars, we explore the mind of Evan Coleman, an Administrator for the African American Academy in Burkina Faso, West Africa. We talk about being friends for over 15 years, growing up in Michigan, skateboarding, family values, pursuing your dreams despite challenges, the mental game of isolation, doing hard things and a lot more. Listen to On Mars Pod online: http://onmarspod.com/apple   http://onmarspod.com/spotify  http://onmarspod.com/google  Follow Evan & African American Academy online: https://instagram.com/evancoleman  https://www.facebook.com/AAADouala/ Follow Harry online: https://instagram.com/harrymars_ Follow On Mars Pod online: http://onmarspod.com    http://onmarspod.com/instagram    http://onmarspod.com/twitter    http://onmarspod.com/tiktok    Become a Martian: http://onmarspod.com/patreon    SUBSCRIBE for updates on future episodes! http://onmarspod.com/subscribe    Moments On Mars 00:00 Intro 02:57 15+ Year Friendship 07:39 First Time Meeting  12:53 Modern Skate & Surf 16:53 Early Mutual Friends 24:14 Subscribe :) 25:16 Family Support 30:23 Finishing What You Start 36:29 Support for Extra Curricular Activities 39:26 Knowing When to “Quit” 46:45 Importance of Values 49:00 Embracing Individualism 53:42 Bibleman 01:01:20 Humanitarian Aspirations  01:18:28 Rejected Peace Corps Application 01:24:38 Moving to Cameroon, Central Africa 01:27:38 Masters Degree at Howard University 01:33:53 Moving to Burkina Faso, West Africa 01:35:40 Working for African American Academy 01:44:17 Living Alone in Africa 01:56:39 Getting Through Hard Things 01:58:41 Productive Creatives 02:01:38 Becoming the Best Version 02:04:02 Doing Things the Right Way  02:11:18 Outro