My Meeting: Planning for Barrington
I am constantly amazed by the people that I meet in my life. As big as the world seems, it is amazingly small.
I owe it to my dear Phain that I know the name Barrington Irving. His story is nothing short of amazing. Barrington is a 23 year old African American man who will be the first African American man to fly solo around the world and also the youngest person to ever fly around the world. There is nothing more that needs to be said beyond that last sentence.
I find it wonderful to know that there is another black man out there that becomes giddy like a school girl at the thought of flight. Freedom. Liberation from gravity. Life without bounds. This with his dream of educating more youth about the wonders of flight make this man not only a world record holder, but also a hero.
I met with Kysa who is organizing his time here in Houston when he makes it here. She said he is currently in Hong Kong. I will be doing my best to help out the effort to welcome him to Texas and Houston when he comes this way. I am not sure how I will help - gotta figure that out. But I do think a good start is by getting the word out there that here is a young black man defying all odds against him to do something wonderful. People need to value him as much as they value young black men that can either throw or catch a ball. Houston needs to stand up as the aviation and aerospace center that it claims to be.
There is a lot of work to be done. I look forward to helping Barrington's foundation to ensure that the world knows his voice.
I owe it to my dear Phain that I know the name Barrington Irving. His story is nothing short of amazing. Barrington is a 23 year old African American man who will be the first African American man to fly solo around the world and also the youngest person to ever fly around the world. There is nothing more that needs to be said beyond that last sentence.
I find it wonderful to know that there is another black man out there that becomes giddy like a school girl at the thought of flight. Freedom. Liberation from gravity. Life without bounds. This with his dream of educating more youth about the wonders of flight make this man not only a world record holder, but also a hero.
I met with Kysa who is organizing his time here in Houston when he makes it here. She said he is currently in Hong Kong. I will be doing my best to help out the effort to welcome him to Texas and Houston when he comes this way. I am not sure how I will help - gotta figure that out. But I do think a good start is by getting the word out there that here is a young black man defying all odds against him to do something wonderful. People need to value him as much as they value young black men that can either throw or catch a ball. Houston needs to stand up as the aviation and aerospace center that it claims to be.
There is a lot of work to be done. I look forward to helping Barrington's foundation to ensure that the world knows his voice.
posted by Booster MPS at
10:16 PM
3 Comments:
i still get all giddy and bubbly whenever i see his name or think about him or the magnitude of this entire THING. I can't even think straight sometimes on what to call "it" - mission? adventure? purpose? goal? - it's too awesome in nature to attach a single, simple, inadequate little word to. i've already put bossman on notice that i'm hightailing it to miami for a few days when he lands - WILD HORSES would have to keep me away from his homecoming!!!
That's sooo cool! Bravo for your involvement, and kudos to phain for calling attention to the event!
I will watch for it now as well!
Spread the word, indeed!
Send email blasts to all your aerospace friends. It IS a big deal!
How cool of you to become a part of his trip to Houston. That is pretty cool all that he's done. I read the link when you sent it for Jamie.
Although I find that "you" people who love all this flying and jumping are in a "world" of your own...I admire your passion...and his.
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