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I need to start off by clarifying one of the quarantine restrictions. We are allowed out of the hotel for 2 hours at a time - not a maximum of 2 hours a day. Many days I have left the hotel after breakfast, walked (or even scootered) for 2 hours, returned to the hotel, then gone out for several

Lots of people have been asking about the food in quarantine. The hotel staff delivers 3 meals (and 1 snack) a day. And while the overall variety and quality are not what you would find in a high-end restaurant, the food is overall very good. Here's a sampling of the meals. The picture collages are

Norway takes their COVID-19 regulations very seriously. To combat the spread of the virus, Norway has very strict entry restrictions and testing requirements. Because I cannot prove vaccination status through a Scandinavian QR code or the European Union Digital Covid Certificate (EUDCC) gateway -

It has been a very hectic few weeks. I found out I had a new preparation the week before school started. It's Physical Science, which I have taught before, but as my wife reminded me, not since we've been together (we celebrated our 26th Anniversary this year). Getting used to teaching 5 in-person

And, we're back! For teachers, the end of summer meets the beginning of the school year like the start of the 100 meter sprints at the Olympics. Instead of the event lasting 9.58 seconds, however, the school year is a 180+ day ultra-marathon run at that speed. This year, it's even more frenetic

This morning we began our journey home, and I’m writing this blog from a cozy restaurant in Longyearbyen. This month has been incredible for me, and it will take a while to process everything we’ve done and experienced. One of the things we’re hoping to do is to put together a short video describing

The past two days have been spent wrapping up the field work and winding things down. Tomorrow we pack up the equipment, and on Thursday we fly back to Longyearbyen to begin our travels home. ##The weather improves Yesterday the day started foggy (like Sunday) but it cleared up and we ended up doing