Thank you Dr Parazynski from the Students and Staff from the
Michael E DeBakey High School for Health Professions
Thank you so much for sharing your story with the DeBakey class of 2016. We learned about a new
STEM field and got a look into what our futures make look like. We appreciate you taking time out of your
busy schedule to see us and teach us about your career (and maybe ours one day).
Valerie Rodriguez
What a marvelous career you have presented to us! Thank you for sharing your advice, your motivation,
and your keys to success. Also, thank you for taking my question to social media. I'm positive that you
are "relativistically younger"!!!
-Sachindra Sanam
Thank you for talking about your experiences to my class. The information about how health care relates
to space was very interesting and made me think about some potential careers paths that I had not
known about in the past.
-Akshaya Annapragada
It was beyond fantastic having all of you there, helping us gain a lifetime of opportunities!!! You and the
other astronauts are all so incredibly welcoming and knowledgeable, and seeing you all was one of the
most amazing experiences that I will forever cherish! Thank you for your wisdom!
-Nishaa Iqbal
Thank you so much not only for allowing us to get an inside view of your work, but also for your
spectacular work in helping contribute to society.
-Minh Tran
Thank you so much for informing us on your lives as astronauts! I learned so much and it really opened
my mind to the field! You were awesome and inspired me to want to do more with my life and follow
my dreams. I would love to be an astronaut!
- Karen Leung Yung
Thank you so much for teaching us all about your spectacular work. Being an astronaut is something
every kid dreams of, and it is amazing to think that you are all brave enough to face the unknown. You
all inspired me very much to follow my aspirations in life and work hard.
-Kia Baeza
Thank you very much for giving my class a warm welcome at your presentation. It was so interesting
hearing stories from a place I could never imagine seeing. Hopefully one day I’ll have an opportunity to
do something like that!
- Kasra Sadeghi
Thanks for making some time for us. I really appreciated learning new things. They were really
interesting, like the different types of exercises you have to do while living in space and that and that
your bones could actually lose calcium. The presentations made me think about the idea of being an
astronaut!
-Juana Rodriguez
I want to say thank you for taking your time to come out and speak to us. It was truly an interesting and
informative experience. I'm glad that each of you shared your back story and showed us how it is
possible to do what we think is the impossible. Once again thanks for sharing your life stories and
wisdom with us!
-Ruben Tang
Thank you for taking the time to speak with us and for sharing your stories. It was an honor to be chosen
for such a beneficial experience and my classmates and I had a great time. Thank you again for sharing
your stories.
-Fatima Gning
I’ve had a pleasure listening to your amazing stories on your experiences as an astronaut and the
hardships you've faced along the way. I am extremely thankful that you have taken time out of your day
to tell us about your experiences. They mean a lot and were very interesting to here. One of the things
that really stood out to me is that even though you all have faced so many setbacks, you still persevered
and achieved your goals. Your presentations will be something I will always remember.
-Michelle Pham
Thank you for taking the time to come speak to our class. Your presentation was very interesting and we
all enjoyed the story about Nemo. Thank you!
-Abbey Plantz
It isn’t always that we get to hear from NASA astronauts. I really enjoyed this trip because I never had
much knowledge of the aeronautics. Hearing stories about your extracurricular activities as well as
about your profession, I noticed how well rounded of a person you are. And I admire that. I also learned
that you need to work hard to get far in life. Thank you for coming to talk to us! You have definitely
opened our eyes to a new broad field of interest.
-Komal Shiwani
Thank you for exposing me to other careers in the aerospace medicinal field. The speeches were
interesting and insightful! Thank you!
-Alex Muñoz
I thought your presentation on Monday for our school was amazing. Learning about your career was
very interesting. I never really knew what aerospace engineers/physicists did until your presentation,
and now I'm really fascinated by it. I might think about going into the aerospace field myself one day.
-Abrar Khazi
I appreciate the background you provided for a new career path I could possibly take. I'm definitely
interested in aerospace studies now.
-Caleb Tewolde
Thank you for spending one day out of your extremely interesting life to inspire and educate high school
students about the many career possibilities that exist. The few hours you spent talking to us may be the
motivation for a student to chase their future career. One day, one of us may be talking to a group of
high school students, explaining to them that an you were the motivation and inspiration to them
becoming who they are.
-Yashar Sanaei
My class and I wanted to offer a sincere thank you for not only furthering our knowledge of space, but
also showing us that being an astronaut means more than being in space, it does not mean operating in
a room for hours and hours, there are teams, there are friendships, and there is a feeling that draws you
to space, and so I wish the best of luck to all of you guys!
-Paul Nguyen
Thank you so much for the great opportunity you've given us. I had a blast learning about NASA and
their future endeavors. It’s great to get to meet people of a profession and hear them tell stories to let
us get first-hand information. I hope you invite us again!
-Diana Trevino
Thank you so much for teaching us about aerospace. Everything was taught in such a fun way. Learning
everyone's life stories and adventures is even more fun. Thank you again!
-Miranti Urbanigrum