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Tonight's homework assignment is to post a new journal entry of my choice. I have been sitting in front of a blank screen for over 30 minutes trying to figure out just exactly what "my choice" should be and have come to the conclusion that my journal entries should also include "your choice", the

I am always up for a good adventure. I am amazed when I see people going to places where people really don't belong. Climbing high mountains, exploring deep caves, diving under ocean water, and surviving in extreme climates. Well, I will have met 10 other teachers who will be joining me for this

Daily Journal## I have been thinking about why I wanted to be a part of the PolarTREC program for the last couple of days. There is the obvious, that this is a once in a lifetime opportunity to travel to Antarctica or the Artic, go on amazing adventures, and see incredible things. But that can’t

I have never been to Fairbanks, Alaska nor met anyone in the program beyond the Internet, yet I feel such a sense of comfort being here. There were no awkward introductions or uncomfortable silences. I immediately feel like I have known the individuals surrounding me for years; and in a sense I have

Daily Journal## As I sit in my hotel room processing all the information I learned from my first day of training, I am still in disbelief that I was chosen for the 2018 PolarTREC program. This journey started when I attended the 2017 School of Ice held at Dartmouth College run by a PolarTREC

Having flown in during the dead of night, sitting in the aisle seat, unaware of any landscape I was visiting, I awoke on Sunday morning full of anticipation of what my views would be… and they did not disappoint. Opening up the window shades to my first floor hotel room, I noticed the high snow

I began searching opportunities for high school teachers to go to Antarctica and found PolarTREC. The application process was a little overwhelming, but remembering every journey begins with a single step, I began tackling the mountain of question that is the application and soon felt I had wrote

"Where the river is windin', big nuggets they're findin', north to Alaska go north the rush is on, north to Alaska go north the rush is on" ## Being Selected For PolarTREC The 1960 song by Johnny Horton was a favorite of my father and immediately sprang to my mind when I found out I was selected

On day one of PolarTREC orientation we collected data in regards to several key inquiry questions. Inquiry Question #1: What is the minimum number of hours of sleep needed to attend the first day of orientation? Answer: 3 My indoctrination to the PolarTREC family began with an impromptu

I've been Accepted! The “Congratulations, you have been selected” email made my day. It was a once in a lifetime opportunity that I knew I had to take. My principal agreed. In the weeks before orientation, my students had many questions. Where was I going? Why was I going? Did I feel safe on the