Volunteering
Hello again. It’s Friday night here, December 2nd. “How is it December already?” Says everyone in the states. I’m happy it’s December. I have 73 work days left. I get one day off a week, and the other 6, I… Read More »Volunteering
Antarctica
Adventures
Hi there. It’s been a couple weeks since I’ve had the energy to write an update. There’s a lot to that sentence that I won’t really bore you with. But I’m here, it’s 8:23am on Saturday, November 20th, and I’ve… Read More »Adventures
Stream of Consciousness
The (hopefully) main picture of this page was taken at 1:26am. Pretty trippy. It’s only a little dark because it’s overcast and it was taken a couple weeks ago. Right now it’s always bright – like, high noon kind of… Read More »Stream of Consciousness
Late Night Full-Sun Rambling
Hello. Welcome. The main picture on this post is me on top of “Ob Hill” or “Observation Hill” as it’s called in its entirety. It’s not terribly high, by any stretch – just under 800 feet of elevation – but… Read More »Late Night Full-Sun Rambling
Seals and Helicopters
Today is Monday, October 17th and it’s 8:47am. We’re in New Zealand time. I’m still waking up with my coffee. I thought I’d update with some of the things that have been different than I expected or wouldn’t have thought… Read More »Seals and Helicopters
Boomerang
This’ll give you a little insight into how crazy difficult it is getting down here. You know, from my previous post, that the first time we tried flying down, we didn’t make it off the runway. I say that THANKFULLY… Read More »Boomerang
Made it to the ice
Hi all. I hope one or two of you were wondering if I’m stuck in New Zealand or if I made it to Antarctica. Well, here it is, my first post from Antarctica! I don’t know what it’s going to… Read More »Made it to the ice
Attempt Number One
What a morning. Last night, 007 style, we got our marching orders for this morning. Paper-under-the-door type information slid to us. Felt pretty cool. In the scheme of things, it wasn’t really. We were in a meeting yesterday that said… Read More »Attempt Number One
Leaving on a Jet Plane
Turns out, tomorrow morning, I’m leaving on a jet plane for Antarctica. The continent. It’s a different one than I’ve been on. I heard a statistic that fewer than 1% of the world population has ever set foot on Antarctica.… Read More »Leaving on a Jet Plane
Bienvenue a New Zealand
Kia ora! That’s “New Zealand” for hello – but it seems so much more. It’s said in one fell swoop like “keyora” ish. ANYWHO. As of 5:30am New Zealand time, I was in New Zealand time. I’ll share all about… Read More »Bienvenue a New Zealand