Well, after 7 months of anticipation, the day has finally arrived! I'm leaving home here in an hour or so to begin my journey to Antarctica.
From Sinclair, Wyoming I will drive 100 miles to Laramie…
I live in south-central Wyoming, a place notorious for being VERY windy. When we happen to have a day without wind, residents are very superstitious and won't say the word "wind"! When someone,…
Sometimes when people are in unfamiliar situations and feeling just a little homesick, they imagine places, situations, and conditions that have good memories. They describe feeling better when they…
While up in Alaska, I've seen a couple of animals that I haven't seen (other than in zoos). We went to the University of Alaska Fairbanks Large Animal Research Station (LARS).
While there, we saw…
Today in orientation, we were introduced to satellite phone technology. We all got to go outside and call family, friends, work, or whomever on a satellite phone. Unfortunately, everyone I tried to…
Since learning that I'll be deployed to a remote site in Antarctica, I've been somewhat concerned about communicating with the outside world. (I think that the longest I've gone without contacting…
Practice, practice, practice . . .
To be or not to be . . . The question is . . . can I become an effective journal writer? I have had many opportunities to write in a technical fashion. However,…
