Robis di no crodi: L’astronaute Greg Linteris al è lât intal spazi cu la bandiere furlane [4]

PART 4. The astronaut Gregory Linteris and the Friulian flag (l’astronaute Gregory Linteris e la bandiere furlane).

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Tornât su la tiere, al è stât ospit de Famee Furlane di Toronto, là che al à presentade la bandiere furlane puartade in mission, intant de prime videoclamade de storie fra Friûl e Canadà. Gregory nol è stât dome astronaute. Al à lavorât tant che ricercjadôr tes istituzions sientifichis plui impuartantis dai USA; e ancjemò vuê al è un sienziât dal National Institute of Standards and Technology. Bulo, eh? In pratiche, se o cirìs la definizion di studiât sul dizionari, o cjatais la sô foto in bande. Ma par nô furlans, Gregory al è stât soredut un esempli di amôr pe sô tiere e di determinazion, insegnantnus che cu la fuarce di volontât si pues rivâ propit di cualsisei bande. Un piçul pas par un furlan, un grant pas pe furlanetât.

Back on earth, he was hosted by the Famee Furlane of Toronto, where he presented the Friulian flag carried on the mission, during the first videocall in history between Friûl and Canada. Gregory wasn’t just an astronaut. He worked as a researcher in the most important scientific institutions of the USA; and even today, he’s a scientist with the National Institute of Standards and Technology. Impressive guy, eh? Basically, if you look up the definition of a scholar in the dictionary, you’ll find his photo beside it. But for us Friulians, Gregory was above all an example of love for his homeland and of determination, teaching us that with willpower, you really can go anywhere. One small step for a Friulian, one giant leap for Friulanity.

Furlanetât: the community of Friulians (la coletivitât dai furlans) throughout the world (in dut il mont). 

Neil Armstrong said (Neil Armstrong al à dit): One small step for a man (un piçul pas par un om), one giant leap for mankind (un grant pas pe umanitât).

Why Toronto? (Parcè Toronto?) Linteris has paternal Friulian relatives (Linteris al à parincj furlans dal pari) who live in Toronto (che a son a stâ a Toronto) and are very active (e che a son une vore atîfs) in the Famee Furlane of that city (te Famee Furlane di chê citât); these relatives gave Linteris (chescj parincj i àn dât a Linteris) the Friulian flag that he took up into space (la bandiere furlane che al à puartade cun se tal spazi).

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