
These words were said by Nelson Mandela in 2003 and I’m a great believer in them. Thus, it always gives me great pleasure to visit schools, such as the Diliman Preparatory School in Manila, the Philippines, to talk about Space Science to groups of young minds who soak up the information you give them and come back with such great questions, like why is the Earth blue when you look at it from Space?
These are the future generations of scientists, engineers and entrepreneurs who will hopefully make a difference to their country and help the Philippines and its people grow and develop together.
Thank you so much to Dr. Custer Deocaris for arranging my lecture, and to Senator Nikki Coseteng and the faculty staff and children of the Diliman Preparatory School for making me feel so welcome – I felt quite at home there!