A lot on Jack's mind, a lot on his plate too. His father died, the economy is bad, the world as he knew it coming to an end. Flooded by all kinds of information, he tries to find the answers that will help him get by and restore his faith in life. For that he is to cross the Equator a few times and wind up in one of the happiest countries in the world, concurrently discovering that one of the greatest philosophers never left his hometown. Everything starts on a Tooth Bus...