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Sensory Overload## The PolarTREC teachers-in-training were a buzz as they exited the plane. Questions about the temperature outside, how would it feel, was it really -22 degrees? However, for me, it wasn't the exposure to the extreme cold that first caught my attention. Perhaps, growing up north

Short Answer: Many Layers! Tonight's dinner was a quick ten minute walk from the hotel. However, in -18 degree temperatures, quick is not the same thing as easy. Here's a list of what I wore to walk to the restaurant. * Heat Tech tights by UniQlo * Jeans * Wool socks * Ugg boots * Heat Tech top

Excited, anxious, awed, humbled, proud, nervous, and energized are just a few of the feelings I have experienced in less than 24 hours of my PolarTREC orientation in Fairbanks, Alaska. The teachers, organizers, researchers, technology and logistics support personnel who have assembled are quite the

Quickly Dropping Temperatures My travel north to Fairbanks was marked by increases in latitude and decreases in temperature. When I left California, Livermore was a balmy 54 degrees with rain. By Seattle, the temperature dropped twenty degrees and rain turned to snow. I shivered after walking

I'm on my way ## For the last 5 years I have tried to be part of a PolarTREC team. That persistence paid off at 4 pm on November 26, 2013 when I received a call from Alaska. When I looked at the caller ID I was terribly disappointed; too early to receive good news. So, I answered the phone with a

PolarTREC Orientation Fairbanks Alaska in February is not what many would consider an exotic destination, but since my selection as a member of the PolarTREC program, I have been looking forward to this visit with much anticipation. Deep in the heart of Alaska, Fairbanks is known for cold

First Journal Attempt -25ºF. Fairbanks could easily be colder than that in February. But that is colder than most of us have ever seen. The air stings any exposed skin while the snow crunches with a firmness reminding you that it is far from melting. And lights at night shoot upward into

With every breath I felt the chill. The air so cold that as it entered my lungs I knew that Arizona was hours and miles away. Have you ever had a dream, a desire so strong that you are willing to apply for something year after year after year? That is how badly I have wanted to travel to the

I've finally arrived at PolarTREC training here in beautiful, and cold, Fairbanks, Alaska! Getting to this training was far from easy- it took a very focused desire, a lengthy application and interview process, and 3 plane flights to get myself here. I am eagerly anticipating a long and adventurous

What an amazing group of people! That would summarize my experience after my first full day at orientation at the Westmark hotel in Fairbanks, Alaska. When I got selected as a PolarTREC teacher in November 27, 2013, I was speechless. It was Thanksgiving eve when I got a call from Sarah Bartholow