Summary
We began our day at 5am with the 109th Air National Guard picking us up and taking us to the "airport". There we waited for our flight to be ready. While we waited, we took our first group picture.
JSEP 2012 US Delegation first group picture at the 109th ANG
JSEP 2012 US Delegation. This is our first group picture as we waited for the LC-130 flight to Greenland
Today the students took their first LC-130H ride from Albany, NY to Kangerlussuaq, Greenland. Its a 6 hour flight. So what do the students do on a 6 hour flight to Greenland?
Maeve McCormick (Idaho) convinced the LoadMaster to let her borrow his extra flight suit and helmet for part of the trip
The loadmaster allowed a few of our students to try on a flight suit and helmet during our C-130 flight
Dana Cucci (New York) and Sydney Barnes (Arizona) listened to music and became "BESTIES"
Dana Cucci and Sydney Barnes becoming best friends on their way to Greenland
Agnes Avakumoff (Alaska), Alex Schmidt (Washington State) and Marisa LaRouche (Colorado) just enjoyed the ride
Agnes, Alex, and Marisa enjoying the flight to Greenland
And so did I.
Me enjoying the ride to Greenland. I'm wearing a cap and sweatshirt because the ride can be very cold. Thanks to the captains of the icebreakers Oden and Polar Star for the cap and sweatshirt.
Tomorrow
Tomorrow we plan to take a hike around Kangerlussuaq and unpack and test our science equipment. The Kangerlussuaq Science Field School begins in two days on June 29, 2012.
Today's Vocabulary
We learned the Greenlandic words for Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner Morgenmad, Frokost, and Aftensmad
And that the name "Kangerlussuaq" can be found on the map several times as it generically means Large Fjord