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Arctic Bites## We watched a mama and cub polar bear today. The bears were very curious, and spent a lot of time investigating the area around the Polarstern. We were able to watch them for almost an hour. It was amazing! I've been learning more about food webs in this part of the Arctic Ocean

Here we go...## I’M GOING TO THE SOUTH POLE! Those are words I never thought I would say. There are 53 days until I board my flight (first of many) to get to the southernmost point on the planet. A lot has already been done to prepare, but there is still, what feels like, an infinite amount of

Will There Be Pizza?## This post is inspired by Rhys & Leo in Homer, Alaska. They asked how MOSAiC was going to get food for a year on the icebreaker and if we'll have pizza. Here on the Fedorov we haven't had pizza yet. I'll be sure to let you know if we do. Potatoes, rice, cabbage, radishes

Stress? What Stress? It's two in the morning. I should be sleeping. I'll be facing 45 middle schoolers in a few hours. I definitely should be sleeping. But my mind is racing. Today marks ten days until I deploy. I go over my to do list in my head. Sometimes my lists help ease my nerves, organize

In 7 days I will begin my journey down to Christchurch, New Zealand. Then on October 11th, weather pending, I will take my ice flight down to ANTARCTICA!!! Watch the video below to meet the members of the Growing Up on Ice Team and learn about what we are researching. https://www.youtube.com

We're Ramming the Sea Ice! I was on my way up to the general meeting when I felt the icebreaker come to a stop. Intrigued, I ran outside to the deck to see what was going on. Ahead of us was a big sea ice floe (single piece of sea ice). The ship was slowing backing up, reversing through the

Note: This journal is being transcribed through communications from the ship to ARCUS. ##Location and Weather Summary## Latitude 82 degrees 22.56 minutes north Longitude 120 degrees 35.91 minutes east Heading East northeast Friday September 27 at 7:00 pm (we did one more time change today, so

As the ship broke through the ice yesterday (26 September), we entered polar bear habitat (place where a species of animal, plant, or other living organism lives). At least three bears were spotted from the ship over the course of the day. I was lucky enough to watch one walk around on the ice for

Note: This update was transcribed through communications using WhatsApp from the ship to ARCUS. Latitude 81degrees 38.25 north; Longitude 109 degrees 49.21 east Air temp -0.9c; Water temp +3.2c Air pressure 1008.7 hpa Wind 12-15 knots I wanted to send a ‘live’ update. I am writing this at 3