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For today's journal, we (the "Wormherders") will demonstrate the process we will be using to extract animals from Antarctic soil samples. As an added bonus, Dr. Powers will show one of the animals he found, a tardigrade. More to come about the specifics of tardigrades and nematodes in future

Our Final Day of Required Training It has become obvious to me that those in charge of watching out for our safety here in Antarctica take their roll very seriously. We had training from a fireman and the nurse supervisor who stressed how important it is to be careful with our activities since

Race Report Here is a fun little 3-minute video of the McMurdo 1/2 Marathon

## Lab Visit With Our Kiwi Friends We were honored by the visit of three scientists from Scott Base, which is operated by New Zealand (also known as "Kiwis"). Josh, Becky, and

After about an hour ride in Ivan, we arrived at McMurdo Station. We had a couple of training sessions, received our dorm keys, picked up our luggage, and headed to the lab where we will be spending time when we return from our field experiments out in the Dry Valleys, which we will access by a 40

What does "Boomeranged" mean? At the end of this video, Ryan, from the New Zealand Air Force, will explain. First, check out my 3-minute video showing the highlights of the day.

##Preparation At The United States Antarctic Program's CDC The United States

What a beautiful, South Pacific kind of day. Temperatures touching 90 (32 celsius). Slight, humid breeze and the smell of flowers and trees wherever you go in this city of Christchurch, New Zealand. My brief stay here in Christchurch has been beautiful. It is sad to see the damage, and hear of the

This is the fifth and final "Meet the Scientist" journal entry featuring the members of the intrepid Automatic Weather Station crew. Have you been wondering who is with me here in Antarctica and who we communicate with? Have you wondered how these people became scientists and what kind of experience

I am in Christchurch, New Zealand right now. To get here, I took a flight from Salt Lake City to San Francisco. San Francisco to Auckland, New Zealand (12 hour flight). We then flew from Auckland to Christchurch, New Zealand. This trip started on Sunday, December 30th, and I arrived in Christchurch

I have mentioned that I met a fellow teacher (Michelle O'Leary) here at McMurdo. (I'll be writing a journal about Michelle soon.) In addition to her normal duties here, she is also a tour guide for "Scott's Hut." She offered to take us on a private tour of Scott's hut on Christmas Day. ##Scott's Hut