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I am an astrobiologist and a science communicator about all things space-related, but especially human space exploration, astrobiology and astronomy. I work with a wide variety of projects that involve people and working with the media; I decided to write this blog as one of my ways of engaging with like-minded space-heads.
What do you see when you look (out) to the stars?
‘To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield.’ -Ulysses by Alfred, Lord Tennyson (1809–1892)
My passion is in the stars. And with the help of the stars, I strive to encourage, share my success stories, and support others to seek and hold their personal legend.
During my journey I came to realise that the biggest obstacles I had to overcome in life were of my own making. Some of us do create obstacles unintentionally, most of the time. We do all sorts of things to ourselves that make us feel good or bad. I found out that in life, we really do have a choice: to keep building obstacles on our path or learn how to be free.
My most treasured value is freedom. What always motivates me to go beyond all boundaries is inspiration. My inspiration comes from the stars. While I am constantly complimented on my energy and enthusiasm, it’s the inspiration that drives me. And so anyone driven by inspiration can move mountains, fly to the Moon, stop wars, take good care of Earth and become anything they dream about.
If I could make a wish for the humankind, I would wish that all people could follow their dreams. This is not a given in our world yet, but I choose to hope. And I have faith that telling our success stories is making the difference for others.
I also believe that culture is merely a set of instructions handed down by our ancestors for generations and shaped by geographical constraints to ensure our best survival. That culture is not a reason to start a war. I wish that people understand that progress comes from sharing the knowledge, and they also understand extinction is forever!
“Destiny is not a matter of chance; it is a matter of choice. It is not a thing to be waited for, it is a thing to be achieved.” – William Jennings Bryan
More than anything, my dream is to show people that we are really made of stardust and because of that everything is possible.
Milky-Way.Kiwi is a social enterprise for quality and affordable access to the night sky run by professional space science communicators. We provide educational services for teachers and schools – Spaceward Bound NZ, stargazing and astronomy and space courses and programmes for the public – Star Safari and we write about space and astronomy with a New Zealand perspective.
At Star Safari, everyone 15 and younger is FREE because we believe that young people should not pay for inspiration.
