Etsuko Shimabukuro
Oct 29, 2018
3 minutes
Interview:
Stav Dimitropoulos
Illustration by Alvaro Tapia Hidalgo
Etsuko Shimabukuro , age 54, studied archeology and computer science, and once practised as an ascetic mountain priest. For a week she ran through the Sahara Desert in Morocco and trekked 7,500 km in Japan. Today she works as a chef in Mexico while she prepares for a no-return visit to Mars.
You are hoping to secure a one-way ticket to Mars. What inspired
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