Search

MOSAiC Expedition Update 18 October 2019## Today I had a great surprise after breakfast. I was invited to ride along on a helicopter trip and observe two buoys being set out on the ice. The helicopter trip lasted about 4 hours and we traveled more than 200 kilometers (120 miles) from the ship

Halting the Loss of Sea Ice## I just got off the satellite phone with the middle school classes in Brevig Mission, Alaska. It was really fun to talk with them about my experience and the science that MOSAiC is doing. They asked some really great questions! There is one question in particular

"It's so hard to say goodbye to yesterday" -Boyz II Men Today, ideally, is my final day full day in Christchurch. It's 11pm on Saturday, October 19th. The All Blacks are getting ready to play in the Rugby World Cup and so far we are on to leave tomorrow morning. This means I'll say farewell to

Thank you to the medical staff that gave me an excellent tour of the McMurdo Medical Center. The medical center is very important, anyone that gets hurt or just is not feeling well is allowed to go. This is the emergency room, very similar to an emergency room that you may find at your local

"I feel the earth move under my feet"-Carole King Yesterday, I woke up to another day in Christchurch and felt I've got to move. The sun was shining, the air was warm, and I was struggling to sit still. The day, fortunately, was filled with motion. I took a gondola up a hill, learned more

Hi Everyone and thank you for the great questions about where I live while I am here researching at McMurdo Station! Thank you for all your great questions! I wanted to share with you a few pictures of where I live here at McMurdo station. I live in a double room, what that means is there are two

MOSAiC Expedition Update: 17 October 2019## Update relayed through WhatsApp from Katie All people and gear have been exchanged to Polarstern. Tomorrow morning we will head due south, to take the shortest route through the pack ice. Once we reach ice-free water, we will turn West and make

Prepare for 'Lazy Days'## Our work here with the Fedorov is nearly done. The Distributed Network is set up. Weather, skilled planning, and luck were on our side. There are a few final steps that people aboard the Fedorov need to accomplish before they are ready to head back to Tromso. But the

Unexpected Opportunities Delayed another day. I've decided to not get frustrated, but get out there and see what Christchurch has to offer. I took this opportunity to explore the wildlife, and not so wild-life - of New Zealand. Fellow Polar TREC teacher Amy Osborne and I visited the Willowbark

"With your feet on the air and your head on the ground" -The Pixies I felt the air rushing through my hair as I flew through the air. As the sunset turned the clouds into pink cotton candy over the city I hopped on the zipline and laughed enjoying feeling completely free for a moment. We had