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#humanstomarssummit The Humans To Mars Summit ended yesterday. It is a great event. In the best of years, it is held in person in Washington, DC. This year it was a virtual event. It was a first-time for such a virtual event. It had many technical hurdles and a couple of false starts. The end result was a stunning conference that exceeded all expectations.
One fascinating thing stands out and I want to share it with all of you. I have run into a lady named Vera Mulyani at many Mars events. She is an architect. She runs a very innovative company called Mars Design Studio. She designs cities and buildings for Mars. Vera is a very attractive lady in her late 30's. She is always well-dressed. She is always well-spoken. I assumed that she was from a very wealthy Indonesian family. One would need to be wealthy to be the international person who she is. Vera told her story yesterday during the conference. She started life in a slum in Jakarta. She made her way to France. She got educated as an architect. She practiced as an architect in France. She is a gifted artist. She has been able to finance her education and many ventures in life by selling artwork. She went to New York City. Later she went to Los Angeles. First, she wanted to be a filmmaker. She made several short films. Then she had a radical idea. She decided that she wanted to do architecture on Mars. (A famous Israeli woman architect named Michal Zaso also does this.) Vera launched a Go Fund Me Page. She raised $30,000 in a few days. Her company was born. Here is her life story:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vera_Mulyani
I have incredible admiration for people who defeat impossible odds.
Be careful out there!