My name is Julien; I'm 27 years old; I come from Reunion Island, in the Indian Ocean; I'm of French nationality; I live in Hamburg, Germany and I started hitch-hiking to Paris from Poland on the 4th of August 2008.

There is no need to explain here why I'm from the Indian Ocean, living in Germany with a French passport. But I can tell you that I was in Poland (city of Kostrzin, right at the German border) for a three days long rock festival that saw a 200,000 people attendance. Three days living between a tent and a stage, with a very fluctuating weather that left me and most of my stuff covered with a thick crust of dust; far away from the nearest shower.

The reason why I was hitch-hiking to Paris it also makes sense to present to you: A small group of enthusiastic travelers had decided to organize the first European Hitch-hiking Week. Or was it the first "International ..."? I'm not sure; and I suspect that the organizers don't know for sure as well, and actually don't care. The aim was to give one location and one time for a rally, and broadcast it to all the hitch-hikers of the world. The place was decided to be the "Champs de Mars" in front of the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France; and the time 10pm on the 08/08/08, hence the name of "Project 888".

The aim was to attract the public attention on this forgotten mean of transportation, and allegedly have a great time together. Now back to present day.