Icy at Heart
It's been a full 30 days since I got back from my adventure! Time sure does fly, and yet, I missed being on the ice nearly every single day. And now all I want to do is share this…
Back to the dark side
I'm back in California, where winter means 60 degrees F and the night sky is dark! I woke up in disbelief that I spent the month of December at the South Pole; what an…
Off-Ice
I was pleasantly surprised when I landed in Christchurch on my planned off-ice date. No delays leaving the South Pole, no delays in McMurdo, everything went smoothly. I bet my family was…
Penguin count
The final penguin count is...ZERO. I went on three different hikes for a total of four hours; I tried, dear friends, I tried. I might go back out after dinner...just one last time…
The same, but different...
I made it back to McMurdo today AS SCHEDULED! Hooray! One flight down, only three more to go to get back to California. I stepped off the plane and was immediately drawn…
Christmas with a View
Today during dinner I sat down with strangers and met a new friend. His name is Andy and he is an engineering at one of the field camps, studying changes in the Earth's…
Merry Christmas Eve!
We had our Christmas celebration tonight! The kitchen staff outdid themselves! Everything was beautiful and delicious. When I first walked into the galley, I was a little sad to…
Logging ‘till the very end
It is only a few days before the SPICE Core team (Anna and Jannes) and I board a flight and we are making use of every last minute of the camp. Originally, Anna and Jannes…
Words of Wisdom
Long days collecting data means that I’ve gotten a lot of time to sit and get to know some of the SPICE Core physicists. I asked them for their words of wisdom for the next…
The other city that never sleeps
Jocelyn update
It might just be the extreme cold weather gear talking, but I think I’m getting used to this cold thing. Don’t get me wrong, I’ve still got skin as…
This season on IceCube
Jocelyn update
It’s been early mornings helping at the SPICE Core camp. I don’t mind because it means I get to drive a snowmobile a few minutes after I wake up. Today is…
Dom-do-dom-dom-DOM
If IceCube had a mascot it would probably be a friendly, talking DOM…probably wearing glasses because it’s obviously sooo cool. The DOM’s superpower would be communication. Being…
