This past Sunday, October 2nd, President and Founder of the International Polar Foundation Alain Hubert took part in the “Live Magazine for kids 2022” event organised by Live Magazine and hosted by the BOZAR Centre for Fine Arts in Brussels
This event, specifically designed for children 12 and younger, offered an opportunity to meet and hear the stories of journalists, children’s novelists, cartoonists and young reporters. Through their speeches and presentations, these guests contributed to creating a “living newspaper”, sparking children’s curiosity and imagination.
During his contribution to the event, Alain shared his experience as a polar explorer, focusing on one of his most challenging expeditions: crossing over the North Pole on skis in 2007 with his friend and fellow polar explorer, Dixie Dansercoer.
Recalling this adventure, he let the audience experience a day into his life during the expedition, sharing his feelings and daily adventures. Explaining how he tamed his fears by adapting to the danger posed by the uncontrollable forces of nature, he shared the importance of paying attention to every aspect of his surroundings. Despite the danger he and Dixie faced every day, he focused on the beauty and wonder that characterised their expedition, such as an interesting encounter they had with a mother polar bear and her little cub!
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