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February 24, 2009They All Asked for YOU! ** **I went on down To the deep blue sea And they only asked for you I say, they all asked for you Well, even inquired about ya **I went on down To the deep blue sea And they all asked for you The dolphins asked The whales asked And the shark asked for

It's 4:45 am here in Alaska and I have been wide-awake for an hour. I tried to sleep later but my brain just wouldn't let me. Why? What is a time zone? Which one am I in? What time is it in DC right now? Also, take a look at the temperature on my journal page. It's listed in degrees Celsius. What is

Alaska is truly the last frontier. From the window of the plane, I saw snow covered mountains, volcanoes, islands, forests, rivers, lakes, and glaciers. The sights were breathtaking. Tomorrow I will post some of the photos taken from the plane window. Fairbanks is the second largest city in Alaska

The whole process of applying to PolarTREC has been a bit like a dream; the kind that you don't want to wake up from. I keep saying to myself: *"Is this for real?" "Am I really getting this opportunity to travel on an ice breaker ship and do research with a scientific team?" "And really, I get to

Last August, fresh from a trip to the beautiful state of Alaska, I sat at my desk at work, pouring through the pile of e-mail in my "in-box". As I read and deleted numerous messages, I came across one e-mail that described a project that really caught my eye. It was a project called PolarTREC, in

Hello Kansas scientists! I'm here in cold Alaska to learn how to survive in Greenland on the ice this summer. You should see the giant banks of snow along the roads! You know how we have been waiting to make snow cones in Kansas? We could make a lot of snow cones here. Wish I could just get the snow

February 23, 2009 Fairbanks, Alaska ! "Hello, Barney, this is Kristin Timm. Welcome to PolarTREC." And those were the magic words that started me on a whirlwind journey to Fairbanks, Alaska, to meet with the 2009 - 10 PolarTREC teacher cohort and the researchers and support staff who would become my

WOW!!! This PolarTREC thing is incredible! The group of teachers that will be going on polar expeditions this year are equally amazing. We have spent just 2 days together, here in Fairbanks, Alaska, of a weeklong Orientation and ShareFair session. Everyone is very excited to share their experiences

Today I attended the Junior Championships Dog Sled Races in Anchorage, Alaska. After arriving in Anchorage at 11:00 PM local time (1:00 AM Tucson time) my cousins Francie and Jim picked me up at the airport and made the short drive to their house. I was amazed at the Christmas lights still on in the

Hello from Fairbanks, Alaska! Prior to getting into the details of my journey up here to the Great White North, I thought I'd give a little more introduction into who I am and what I am doing in Fairbanks (and what I will do in Antarctica this fall.) I teach in a small middle school in Langley