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BIRKENSTORIES

Birkenstories are the tales and portraits of people in BIRKENSTOCKS all over the world, whether a taxi driver in New Delhi, an American Nobel laureate, a papaya farmer from the jungle of Borneo, or an eccentric German manufacturer of expedition vehicles. They focus on characters who are unique – some in a big way, some in a little way. And they have all been committed wearers of BIRKENSTOCKS for years.

Birkenstories are the tales and portraits of people in BIRKENSTOCKS all over the world, whether a taxi driver in New Delhi, an American Nobel laureate, a papaya farmer from the jungle of Borneo, or an eccentric German manufacturer of expedition vehicles. They focus on characters who are unique – some in a big way, some in a little way. And they have all been committed wearers of BIRKENSTOCKS for years.

Birkenstory 34 - Erin Johnstone

Birkenstory #34: 

Erin Johnstone

Helicopter Pilot from Canada.

 

“I find helicopters a lot more interesting than airplanes - an airplane can’t go backwards…!”

Erin Johnstone

 

Erin Johnstone pilots one of the biggest helicopters in the world, capable of lifting 25,000 pounds. With its two 4,800 horsepower engines, the S-64 Crane is a real flying monster. It’s now primarily used for utility work, especially firefighting. Based in Canada, Erin is often in Greece, where her helicopter, equipped with tanks capable of carrying up to 2,000 gallons of water, is most needed during the summer.
 

Birkenstory #34: 

Erin Johnstone

Helicopter Pilot from Canada.

 

“I find helicopters a lot more interesting than airplanes - an airplane can’t go backwards…!”

Erin Johnstone

 

Erin Johnstone pilots one of the biggest helicopters in the world, capable of lifting 25,000 pounds. With its two 4,800 horsepower engines, the S-64 Crane is a real flying monster. It’s now primarily used for utility work, especially firefighting. Based in Canada, Erin is often in Greece, where her helicopter, equipped with tanks capable of carrying up to 2,000 gallons of water, is most needed during the summer.
 

Leonardo Padura

BIRKENSTORY #33:

Leonardo Padura

Leonardo Padura – Best-selling author from Cuba


"I would have preferred to be a good baseball player than a writer"

Leonardo Padura


Leonardo Padura is one of the best-known Hispanic writers in the world. The author of some thirty books, who resides and works in Havana in the house where his father, grandfather and great-grandfather once lived, was awarded the prestigious Princess of Asturias Award in 2015, the first South American author to do so in two decades. His detective novels have been translated into more than 30 languages. Despite his success, this writer, who never leaves his Arizonas when in Cuba, has not achieved his lifelong dream: to become a professional baseball player.

BIRKENSTORY #33:

Leonardo Padura

Leonardo Padura – Best-selling author from Cuba


"I would have preferred to be a good baseball player than a writer"

Leonardo Padura


Leonardo Padura is one of the best-known Hispanic writers in the world. The author of some thirty books, who resides and works in Havana in the house where his father, grandfather and great-grandfather once lived, was awarded the prestigious Princess of Asturias Award in 2015, the first South American author to do so in two decades. His detective novels have been translated into more than 30 languages. Despite his success, this writer, who never leaves his Arizonas when in Cuba, has not achieved his lifelong dream: to become a professional baseball player.

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