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Sunday is the day off for most people around here which may just make you wonder, what are people doing at the South Pole on their day off? Here's what I did: 1) Scoped out the station store and bought postcards to send home. They also have lots of clothing and tons of movies to rent. 2) Played

The second day at SIO proved to be as enriching as the first. I was able to get advice from Jim and some of his crew on how to prepare for the cruise. Check the interviews on the following video clip. Jim also explains in the video why he likes having a teacher on his expedition. http://www.youtube

As we stumble from our dorms to breakfast at the galley, we see the oldest of the three historic huts in this area, Discovery Hut. Perched less than a mile away, on a hill on a little peninsula called Hut Point, it overlooks the sea ice and can actually be seen from many parts of McMurdo. The hut’s

We've received more than 50 WATER DROPs from many different schools and groups of students from California, Washington, New Zealand and other parts of the wold. You have read some of the stories of those that accompanied us to various places and those that were "adopted" by people here in Antarctica

This year there is an exciting addition to the list of recreational activities around McMurdo. In addition to many of the hikes offered around the area (see the second picture in this blog), this year they added an observation tube or "ob tube" to the list of fun things to do around town

When I get home and people ask about Antarctica they always want to know about the weather. Since I just arrived from New Zealand where it is warm and everyone is gearing up for summer weather, the cold here in Antarctica is an even greater shock. However, on the day we arrived the weather was

My day today was a bit easier and a bit more fun. http://

As a part of my PolarTREC Education and Community Outreach Plan, I began a project to involve classrooms and community groups in my expedition. I borrowed an idea from a former PolarTREC teacher and began a flag activity. First, in June, I asked my students to replace the traditional end of the year

Part of IceCube is the IceTop detector array which is made up of over 140 large plastic tanks that hold two DOMs (Digital Optical Modules). The DOMs must be frozen in very clear water to simulate the very, very clear water which is under the ice where IceCube is buried. To get the ice clear during

My name is Jenny Brower and I work in the Carpentry Shop at McMurdo Station, Antarctica. I was a 5th grade school teacher in Jerome, Idaho before deciding to go on an adventure to the Southern Hemisphere. I had worked during my summers for the Forest Service and had done some building projects in