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This final reflection comes in two installments. The first was written back at the beginning of the school year, for unknown reasons I never got back to putting the finishing touches on it. The second part is being added on a snow day four months later. Time has moved quickly, this journal entry

The light snow that fell last night and this morning's two- hour delay provided a nice time for me to catch up on some details... As I am preparing Siberia, I was looking for an easy to pack symbol of Greensboro Day School that I could take along on the expedition. The GDS Bengal will find a spot in

It is hard for me to believe that the drilling expedition is underway. I will be leaving for Siberia in less than two months. In the mean time, I have been busy preparing to host Dr. Julie Brigham-Grette at Greensboro Day School. Julie will be speaking at several school assemblies, giving an evening

To all the Northern Nighthawks: I had a great time talking with you on Friday! You had great questions and I hope many of you who did not get to ask questions in person will stop by the "Ask the Team" link on this site and send your questions to me. I know many students from around the country

Honey, I’m Home! The trip home started with the check in and pre-flight weigh-in to make sure that my luggage did not exceed 75 pounds. We all were required to wear our special ECW (extreme cold weather) clothing on the military flight from McMurdo Station to New Zealand and we then crammed

After a short stay in New Zealand, and meeting some very interesting people, I have endured the long flight back to California. It was great to come back to school to a warm welcome. I cannot thank Mrs. Waters enough for taking such good care of everything! While in Christchurch, I had the pleasure

Exploring McMurdo For me, the reoccurring theme of this 2 month adventure has been, "Just when you thought it could not get better….”. As we walked off the Oden on Jan 12 we were told that our flight home would be delayed for one more day and we would not leave until the 14th. This meant that