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Last night I decided to try a new sleeping bag combination. I'd been sleeping inside of my fleece liner inside of the sleeping bag all zipped up, but it is quite constricting and I like to spread out while I sleep. I took one of the extra sleeping bags the camp has available and used that on the

The second day of Armed Forces Day has begun. The main events today are The Arctic Games in the gym and a craft sale. There is another movie today. Every weekend the base plays movies. I am enjoying my weekend and I took advantage of the late start to watch a little TV in bed. At the Community

Today started out differently than yesterday. It was still blue skies and beautiful, but it was also windy and much colder for it. After breakfast we went to the lab to start getting some of the accelerometers ready for deployment. These are little sensors that measure movement, so Cory can see when

It is a lazy Saturday morning and even though I had the time to sleep in I still woke up early. Hopefully, tomorrow I'll be able to sleep a little later. I went over to breakfast and had a great cup of coffee. It was nice to have a leisurely meal. After breakfast, I walked around outside to take

Last night I slept warmly once I got settled into my sleeping bag. The uncomfortable part was when I woke up and had to go to the bathroom. The bathroom is a bit of a walk away, an outside walk through the cold nighttime temperatures. I decided to wait it out until morning. Even then, it was a long

Today I was tasked with a real NASA job. I am in charge of the 360 camera aboard the plane. Jefferson, the photographer, left Thule today to go back to the US. He put his trust and his equipment in my capable hands. I am happy to have this responsibility but at the same time I hope that I get some

Day three of life in Greenland (but my second day flying) began with my alarm going off at 5:30am. Getting up at that time is no different than my usual wake up time for teaching school. After getting dressed, I headed across the street to Dundas (the cafeteria) and had breakfast. I went back to the

Today we drove north to Toolik Field Station. I woke up around 4:30 and stayed in bed for an hour, desperate for more sleep. I finished repacking, had an everything bagel and met Cory and Helen downstairs at 8:30. Helen is the PhD student who will be Cory's postdoc once she graduates this fall. We

Last night I flew into Fairbanks from Chicago via Seattle, where I treated myself to a burrito, as I am wont to do. I did some work on the flight to Seattle, but then tried to sleep through most of the next flight, which was partially successful. In Fairbanks, I borrowed the phone of someone I was