Saturday, June 30, 2007

More classes

by darmstaedter at 09:37

This photos are from several days:

-History of Rocketry with Kerrie Dougherty, archaeologist, star-trek/starwars freak and expert in space and society topics

-An entrepreneurs panel, with founders of several companies dedicated mainly to space tourism.

-A cross-cultural negotiation workshop, we were lucky to have a really multicultural group (India, Japan, China and Turkey are discussing on political systems and term of office durations on the right end of the table)

-Our first Chinese class, the teacher was not very prepared but only because she had not expected to give class alone: there were three teachers for the same class, but we were so many that they had to separate us in three groups.

-Our first class meeting, to complain, make suggestions, give announcements... basically to complain, some people are so... spoiled! They are complaining that they have already run out of electricity for the month (it is limited to a certain amount per day) and that now they don't have for the two days that are missing of June. I don't know what they do, I spend 30-40% of what it is allowed per day. They told them to keep their air-conditioners off during the day when they are not there. And they say that they can do whatever they want! (sad part is that the guy is 40 years old or something). Well, I was not even expecting to have air conditioner, look at the poor guys in ESOC!! And it is not so warm in the room, I only connect it in the mornings to refresh the air, but at night I have it off and of course during the day... Normally 4 people live in that room, if one alone spends more than 4 Chinese...

-Lessons on the solar system and the Sun by Green (works for NASA in interplanetary missions, has worked in Goddard, in HQ, JPL... I think he has even worked with the Voyager 1 and 2 missions)

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