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Polar TREC is in Antarctica It is unusal to have more than one Polar TREC teacher in the field at the same time and place as other teams. This year, three projects aligned in both location and time...to put the three of us at McMurdo Station. We are happy to have each other's support, while still

"Everything is awesome, ##everything is cool when you're part of a team ##Everything is awesome, ##when you're living out a dream" -from the Lego movie by Tegan and Sarah When I stepped off the bus on my first day in Antarctica I was greeted by an amazing team of researchers. I felt so welcomed

Another Beautiful Day We started out a little cloudy today, and in the afternoon...we got our first snow since I have been here! We tried to preserve snowflakes to bring home, but it wasn't working...yet. I'm not giving up though! ##Cuteness Just for fun, I wanted to include an adorable seal pup

Picture taken under ACA Permit number 2018-013 M#1 MMPA Permit Number 21006-01 Exciting news: On Monday November 4th at 12:30pm EST I will be hosting a live event from Antarctica about my research here in Antarctica. Anyone can login to participate, but you just have to register before the day of

"There's always something there to remind me" -performed by Dionne Warwick and Naked Eyes Beep beep beep...my watch alarm goes off at 5:50am. I drag myself out of bed, put on a t-shirt and some workout pants, throw on my down puffy, hat and gloves, and head to the gym. Yep, there's a gym here

No More Monkey Business I've learned something unexpected down here in Antarctica. I've helped students conduct labs now for years. The whole point of our labs is to learn how to conduct investigations-how to ask testable questions, set up protocols and think critically about their results

"Let's go fly a kite ##Up to the highest height! ##Let's go fly a kite and send it soaring ##Up through the atmosphere ##Up where the air is clear ##Oh, let's go fly a kite!" -from Mary Poppins, written by Robert B. Sherman and Richard M. Sherman Well, I didn't fly a

Interesting Antarctica Fact of the Day Did you know that a group of penguins walking on land is called a waddle? I can see why! But in the water, they have a different name. Want to to guess what a group of swimming penguins is called? Hint...it's not a waddle. ##Shout Out Today's shout out goes

"What about everything?" -Carbonleaf I like sea spiders but I LOVE nudibranchs. Their name is cool, they can be very colorful, and I can gaze at their flowing movements for days. Let's learn a bit more about these fascinating and beautiful animals. Nudibranchia, the scientific name of these

Pinch Me I'm wrapping up another day on the ice, collecting data with my team. I look outside and still can't believe that I'm here, at the bottom of the world, doing science. ##Our Divers Rock Our divers went down for another two dives today. They wear heavy weights(around 40-50 lbs), heavy tanks