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As the days fly by I continue to prepare for my expedition to Russia. I have been working at a break neck pace so that I could have everything done earlier than necessary. All of this is because of the various events of the last two weeks before my departure. This week was highlighted by a visit

Hola...Que Paso...Hello, What's Up? I haven't written for a while, so I want to catch you up. The students were on their own with their families all weekend. Each family did different things, parks, church, shopping, etc. I attended a 50th Wedding Anniversary celebration of my host daughter's

There are landmarks and icons of American culture that can be recognized by people around the world. The Statue of Liberty, The Empire State Building and The White House are a few examples that just about everyone could name instantly if they were to see a picture of them. And certainly if they were

Thirty glass squares and thirty marble squares prepared by Drake students,Ceramic sign prepared by a Drake student, One square meter of shade cloth,Landscape fabric pins to anchor shade cloth, Diamond tipped engravers, soil scoops, knife and other tools,Light meter, Drake High pennant,Dell laptop

Although I have been home from PolarTREC Orientation in Fairbanks, Alaska, for several weeks, I want to share a few more great experiences I had while there. Thursday morning brought us lots more technology training. Communicating from remote regions requires some specilazed equipment, training and

First stop today was the Dolores Olmedo Museum. Mrs. Olmedo was an avid collector of art and Mexican artifacts. The gardens were beautiful and the students were in love with the peacocks and hairless Mexican dogs.Xomichilco is one of 16 borroughs in Mexico City. It is referred to as "The Venitian

A Castle in Mexico City?Field trip excursion number two...we were hosted by Carlos Herrera and his daughter Reni! We visited Chapultepec Castle. This castle is located at the top of Chapultepec Hill (which the kids had to walk up!!) and is the only castle in North America to house royalty! The

As Stacy stated in our last journal, the goal of ICE AGED is to get information in order to understand how a balanced ecosystem works. We want to show how organisms interact with each other and their physical environment in the last remaining location that does not have drastic interference from

Thinking about ice on the first day of summer.Well, the first day of summer has come and gone which means that the amount of daylight has reached its maximum for us in the Northern Hemisphere. As I sit at the beach in Florida enjoying(enduring!) the heat and listening to the waves crashing on the

Sometimes the unknown can be very intriguing. We speculate about what it will be like and anticipate new experiences. I am talking about my trip today to Rowan University, where I am attending Freshman Orientation with my daughter, Beth Ann. A 5 AM departure and smooth trip to the southern part of