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    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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