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>> I THINK A LOT OF TIMES,

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PEOPLE WILL LOOK AND THINK

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THAT THERE HAS TO BE

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SOMETHING, YOU KNOW,

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PIVOTAL OR MAGICAL

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THAT HAPPENS IN YOUR LIFE

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THAT IS GOING TO LEAD YOU

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IN A CERTAIN DIRECTION.

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SO I WOULD TELL PEOPLE,

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YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT ALWAYS

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ONE THING THAT'S GOING TO

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HAPPEN THAT'S GOING TO

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CHANGE YOUR LIFE, BUT

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IT'S ALL THE DECISIONS

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YOU MAKE ALONG THE WAY.

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YOU KNOW, AS I REFLECT BACK,

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I SEE ALL THESE SMALL PIECES

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THAT KIND OF FELL INTO PLACE,

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STARTING WITH MY PARENTS

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AND THE VALUE THEY PUT

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ON EDUCATION.

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SO THAT WAS ALWAYS KIND OF

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PRIORITY NUMBER ONE.

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I HAD A GREAT EXPERIENCE

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AT UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA

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AT SANTA BARBARA, AND ENDED UP

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CONTINUING THAT AND GETTING

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MY MASTER'S DEGREE IN GEOLOGY.

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BEFORE I CAME TO NASA, I WAS

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TEACHING MIDDLE SCHOOL MATH

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AND SCIENCE OUT IN FLORIDA.

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AND THEN I LOOKED BACK AT

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THE EDUCATORS THAT I'VE HAD

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IN MY LIFE, AND BEING

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A FORMER EDUCATOR, I NOW

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SEE IT FROM KIND OF

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A DIFFERENT ANGLE.

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AND I HAD ONE TEACHER,

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MY METAL SHOP TEACHER THAT

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I TALK ABOUT OFTEN, THAT

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WHEN I LOOK AT WHAT HE DID--

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HAVING ANYWHERE FROM

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14 YEAR-OLDS TO 18 YEAR-OLDS

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IN A METAL SHOP, WORKING WITH

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A LATHE, WORKING WITH

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THE WELDERS, YOU KNOW,

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MELTING STUFF, AND, YOU KNOW,

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KIND OF THE RESPONSIBILITY

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THAT HE GAVE TO US-- THEN

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I LOOK AT MY PEACE CORPS

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EXPERIENCE AND WORKING WITH

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DIFFERENT CULTURES, WHICH IS

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OF COURSE WHAT WE'RE DOING

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TODAY WITH THE INTERNATIONAL

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SPACE STATION-- A LITTLE BIT OF

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MILITARY EXPERIENCE.

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SO I LOOKED AT ALL THESE

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SMALL THINGS THAT I'VE DONE

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IN MY LIFE THAT DURING

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THE TIME, NEITHER ONE OF THEM

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WAS REALLY PIVOTAL, BUT

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I THINK THEY'VE LED ME

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TO WHERE I AM TODAY.

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I'M JOE ACABA,