The content of this post is an adaptation of an original text written by Guy Laliberté.
Last week, June 29 to July 3, my training mostly revolved around the Life Support System (sanitary aspects, oxygen, decompression, the space suit, etc.).
All week, the weather outside was pretty depressing—cold and rainy.
Now I’m getting ready for the big exam next week. I’m studying a lot and not getting much sleep (just 3–4 hours per night). . . so a little sunshine would do me a world of good!
I’ve also had some excellent work sessions with the Poetic Social Mission’s creative team; the project is making good progress and becoming more and more finely honed. Time is passing quickly, and the project requires a lot of time and effort—but everyone is enthusiastic and that gives me a great boost. I’m happy.
I spent the weekend in Moscow, where I met with the Cirque du Soleil partner in Russia. It rained harder than ever; in fact, in terms of weather, those were the worst days I’d experienced since arriving in Russia. So I took the opportunity to watch some movies, work out, go to the spa and just relax.
On Saturday (July 4), I had dinner with some old friends, who wanted to drag me out to a nightclub afterwards. But by midnight I was exhausted and I returned to the peace and quiet of my hotel room!
On Sunday, I found out that one of my favourite restaurants, Nobu, had opened a branch in Moscow—so I couldn’t resist the chance to go gorge myself on sushi!
I arrived back in Star City very early Monday morning, ready to take on another week of intense study!