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Life at McMurdo Station Wow! It's hard to believe my time in McMurdo is coming to an end. From the moment I stepped off the plane it's been like a foot race - hurrying here, hurrying there, and trying to get everything done! In fact, it's been so busy, I've missed the 'Welcome to McMurdo'

Here's another video for you. I wrote about this experience in my journal on 2-17, but haven't had a chance to put together a video until today. I hope you enjoy it! http://

Many thanks to Bruce Felix for the thumbnail photo and to Nick Haus for the footage.

Isn’t technology amazing! This morning I threw off the covers at 4:00 a.m. Alaskan Time, 8:00am Eastern Standard Time, to go outside to meet more than 400 Springs School students in the icy morning. No, they didn’t come by plane. Instead I went into their gymnasium through the magic of technology

We had the great pleasure to spend a few hours at the University of Alaska Museum of the North. One room that really fascinated me was called The Place Where You Go To Listen. It is a quiet room filled with sounds and colors. The sounds represent different parts of the landscape and our world; deep

While I was on the ship I wasn't able to upload videos because the internet connection was too slow. Now that I have a better connection, I'm doing a bit of "catch up" work. If you'd like a closer view of where I slept on the LMG, revisit my journal from 2-12-2012. I added a short video there! Here

Only a week ago, I was headed back to California from Orientation in Fairbanks, Alaska. In two more weeks, I'll be on a flight to Punta Arenas, Chile. I'll have traveled from the top of the world to the bottom of the world in less than a month! Everything has moved so quickly and there is still so

It's 9:30 the night before I'm supposed to leave. I have a to-do list that is still a mile long and pile of grading that is staring at me with evil eyes. I stayed at school late trying to wrap up some loose ends and hurried home to wash all my clothes before the local laundromat shut down. The

After arriving at Palmer Station yesterday, we had an orientation meeting to learn the layout of the land. Once again, I am amazed and pleased by how friendly and helpful everyone around me is. Our orientation meeting involved a station tour, which included visits to the dormitory buildings, the

This journal brought to you by... * Donna Hawkins and her 1st graders at Jackson Elementary * Melody Tannehill and her Kindergartners at Hutchison * St. Ann 5th grade Sparks students ## A Closer Look at … Weddell Seal Blubber What’s all the blabber about blubber? I’m sure you’ve noticed by now