From Sea · To Soul · To Space

Ocean
Jules

A mermaid on her way to space

I've always belonged to the ocean — snorkeling before I could swim, apologizing to the sea for what we've done to it, collecting plastic one dive at a time. Now I'm reaching for the stars — to come back and save what I love most.

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The Mission

One dive.
One piece of plastic.
One conversation.

I grew up in the ocean. While other kids played on land, I was underwater — talking to jellyfish, befriending crabs, apologizing to starfish for what humans had left behind. The ocean is not a resource. It is a family. And family deserves to be protected.

🧹
Clean the Sea

Every dive, every snorkel — I bring something back that doesn't belong there. One piece at a time, because that's how oceans are saved. Not all at once, but every single day.

🦈
Change the Narrative

Spielberg made the world fear sharks. I want to make the world love them. Shadow isn't dangerous — he's misunderstood. And that changes everything when you know his name.

🚀
Reach for Space

I'm competing for a seat on a rocket — ranked #42 globally. Not for the view. For the voice. When you've seen Earth from space, people listen when you say the ocean needs saving.

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Water is Everything

From the glass you drink from to the ocean you swim in to the blue marble you see from orbit — water connects all life. I am here to protect every drop of it.

SHADOW — the shark
nobody understood.

They saw a monster. But no one saw him. An AI short film about the ocean's most misunderstood creature — and what happens when someone finally chooses to see instead of fear.

SHADOW — a film by Ocean Jules

"What if the monster
was never the monster?"

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They have names.
They have stories.

Every creature I meet in the ocean becomes family. They aren't just animals — they are teachers, friends, and messengers. Here are the ones who found me.

🪼
Gunnar
Glass Jellyfish
📍 Bergen, Norway — The beginning

"Stop fighting the current. You were never meant to swim against it."

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Shadow
Tiger Shark
📍 Florida, USA

"The present moment is all you ever have. Stop waiting for life to begin."

🐋
Aria
Humpback Whale
📍 Hawaii, USA

"You cannot stop the waves. But you can learn to swim with them."

Niva
Orca
📍 South America

"Move with intention. Rest with purpose. Every breath is a choice."

🐬
Luna
Dolphin
📍 The Mediterranean Sea

"Follow your joy — it always knows the way home."

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Krabbe Petter
Shore Crab
📍 Wherever I snorkel

"Sideways is still forward when you know where you're going."

Stjerna
Starfish
📍 My local bay

"Even the stillest creature radiates light. You don't have to move to matter."

🐙
Blitz
Jellyfish (Plush)
📍 Sleeps in my bed

"Rest is not laziness. It is how the ocean recharges before the next wave."

"I apologize to the ocean every time I find plastic beneath the surface. Then I pick it up. Because sorry without action is just noise."

— Julie Elvestad / Ocean Jules
The Vision

From the ocean
to the stars and back.

This is not a hobby. This is a life. Every piece of the puzzle — the business, the rocket, the dives — they all serve one purpose.

01
Build freedom through water 💧

Freedom by Jules funds the mission. Kangen water — clean, ionized, alive — is the bridge between inner wellness and outer purpose. Water is the thread that connects everything.

02
Reach orbit. Gain a voice. 🚀

Currently ranked #42 globally in the SERA space competition — #1 in Norway. The astronaut title is not the destination. It is the amplifier. When you've been to space, the world listens differently.

03
Return to the ocean. Save it. 🌊

Travel the world. Dive the reefs. Pull plastic from every sea I find it in. Talk to sharks, befriend whales, teach children that Shadow is not the monster Jaws made him. One ocean at a time.

04
Make sharks loved again. 🦈

If Spielberg made sharks scary, I will make them beloved. Through animation, storytelling, and ocean wisdom — starting with Shadow, the tiger shark who is just deeply misunderstood.

Ocean Wisdom

Hear what the ocean
wants you to know.

Short films, meditations, and messages from the deep — straight from the family beneath the surface.

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The rocket is waiting.

Competing for a real seat on a rocket. Because the ocean looks different from orbit — and that perspective changes everything.

#42
SERA Global Ranking
#1 in Norway · 147,000+ competitors worldwide
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