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Finding North## As I wondered what to write about this morning, my partner and I joked about a North Pole-themed journal. It is Christmastime for my family; in books, movies, and holiday décor we see images of a candy-cane striped pole emerging from the snowy drifts. Some of the questions I

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 magnetic field. He asked me if I had seen the ice tunnels yet and when I said no, he told me to meet him

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 not be spending Christmas with my family, but once I sat down and started talking to everyone I

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 were scheduled to leave a week ago, but they requested an extension to complete their

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 generation of polar scientists-- Anna Pollmann: At 14 I thought I was boring, and life was boring

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 thin as any native Southern Californian, but I’m managing much better than I thought I would. My

During MOSAiC Leg1a aboard the Akademik Fedorov, I was lucky to help install three arrays of meteorological equipment on the sea ice. Special meteorological sleds were designed by researchers and engineers from CIRES, the University of Colorada, and NOAA. They are officially called meteorological

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 beautiful. After a couple of overcast days, of white sky against white ice, the sun is peaking