An evening with Fabien Cousteau

Fabien Cousteau and Rex Smith

I just received word that I’ve been invited to spend an evening in April 2012 with Fabien Cousteau – grandson of Jacques-Yves Cousteau.

You remember him, right? Back in the early 1970’s, Jacques brought the wonders of our Earth’s underwater realms into the homes of America. I grew up with a healthy respect earned for Jacques and his entire crew (including his grandson, Fabien) that worked with him. The Calypso – though I never saw it in person – will always hold a dear place in my mind.

(Fade to John Denver singing “Calypso”)

How did I get such an offer? It’s part of the STEM scholarship that I received from my local county college (Richland College – Dallas County Community College) this spring. Scholarship recipients are invited to a STEM Summit in April of 2012 – which has Fabien Cousteau as speaker in the evening, then he’s available the next morning for one-on-one talks.

I am one happy “Nature Nerd”!!!