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"To be able to command the space station, yes, it's professional, and yes I'll take it seriously and yes it's important for Canada, but for me as just a Canadian kid, it makes me want to shout and laugh and do cartwheels."
PHOTO COURTESY: CSA.
Dad wanted a way to help people connect the real side of what an astronaut's life is – not just the glamour and science, but also the day-to-day activities," Evan Hadfield told the Guardian, noting that neither Nasa nor the Canadian Space Agency manages the images posted to the web or interactions with the astronaut's 420,000 followers. "He posts to Twitter and I work with him to help spread that information to the rest of the internet.
Decide in your heart of hearts what really excites and challenges you, and start moving your life in that direction. Every decision you make, from what you eat to what you do with your time tonight, turns you into who you are tomorrow, and the day after that. Look at who you want to be, and start sculpting yourself into that person. You may not get exactly where you thought you’d be, but you will be doing things that suit you in a profession you believe in. Don’t let life randomly kick you into the adult you don’t want to become.
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