Today was a very special day.
I had the honor of sharing one of my caricatures with a very inspiring individual. Someone I have looked up to a lot in the past few years. Someone who shares and fuels my enthusiasm for learning new things and doing my best to make a difference in the world.
It was great to finally get to meet him in person, shake hands and even converse in my native language (Russian)!
Chris Hadfield is the Canadian astronaut who sang the David Bowie song in the International Space Station while being the commander in charge. He also did a lot of awareness work with the youth about the space program.
I also got his latest book You Are Here that features photos of Earth taken from the ISS. Which were a sensation on his Facebook page. Seeing these uploaded almost live was an eye opening experience. Helping realize how beautiful, fragile and powerful the nature of our planet truly is.
Now, I am a proud owner of a signed copy!
You can get yours too. He is embarking on a long Book Tour this weekend. Check out the dates:
http://chrishadfield.ca/events/
He also wrote another great book that released a year ago, that explains his approach to life.
Sure is interesting to get a little bit of insight on a bright mind, his rituals and habits.
Finally, I prepared a small gift caricature for him that he gracefully accepted and hung it up on the wall behind him. Hopefully, not forgetting it there after he left. I know, he wouldn't, but my demons get the worst of me sometimes.
My biggest interest was to hear he speak in Russian. He lived in Russia for a bit, to learn the language and culture in order to understand his ISS team mates better, for which I deeply respect him!
It was a short, brief exchange since I got self conscious about handing him my art work and the long line behind me watching... I wish, there was more time to converse!
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