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Research Team Update Today our team went to Helo Ops (the helicopter operations station) to arrange flights outside of McMurdo Station. Our team will hopefully fly to Cape Royds, Cape Bird, Lake Fryxell and the Barwick Valley. All of these places are starred on the map below. We also went to

What Are We Doing Here? (A Refresher) Our research team travels all the way to Antarctica every year to monitor the levels of pollution at major research stations. You can read a summary of the work we are doing and the reasons behind it [here](https://www.polartrec.com/expeditions/human-impacts

School Time Antarctica is an extreme environment. In order to work and live here, there are lots of trainings we need to attend. On Saturday we spent most of the afternoon in trainings and went to more this morning. ### Safety in Crary Lab On Saturday we started with a tour of the lab we work in

A Day of Rest Although there are moments to take in the beauty of Antarctica, people at McMurdo station spend most of their time working. Sunday is the one day many researchers and staff have off. There is a nice brunch and time to sightsee, play sports and relax. I spent the day catching up with

Our C17 landed on thick sea ice outside of McMurdo Station. Stepping off the plane onto a vast ice runway, with mountains in the background is awe-inspiring. ### The Physics of the C17 - Critical Thinking Response Our safe landing on the ice runway was no accident. Among many details that are

Leaving Christchurch At 4:45 in the morning, a shuttle brought me and my research team back to the Clothing Distribution Center in Christchurch. After arranging our bags, we checked into the United States Antarctic Program Passenger Terminal. After watching videos about safety, protocols and what

12 Hours in Sydney Layovers aren't always bad. Because we had 12 hours between arriving in Sydney and departing for New Zealand, we had time to visit the city. Although it was raining, Andrew, Terry, Carl and I walked over the Sydney Harbor Bridge, which is the tallest steel arch bridge in the

TODAY’S JOURNAL: One aspect of the expedition that I particularly enjoyed was looking for polar wildlife. I was pretty busy most days with my PolarTREC duties but tried to carve out at least an hour each day to soak in the scenery and watch for wildlife. As we got farther and farther north

From State College to Christchurch My journey to Antarctica started yesterday morning at the quaint airport in State College, Pennsylvania. As I waited to board a small plane to Philadelphia, I looked through a library of sorts in the waiting area and came across a fortuitous book about Antarctica

Packing for the Ice Four days from now I will be well into my journey to the bottom of the world. Having been there before, I thought my excitement and nervous energy might be abated this time, but I already have butterflies in my stomach. In many ways preparing for McMurdo Station is similar to