Search

WOW Students have made hundreds of comments on my journals. Many students wrote letters of support for my expedition. Dozens of classes, groups, and individuals have given me things to take to Antarctica. ##I have some really awesome friends. There were several parties! As my departure date

Landed in Christchurch This story starts with my first step onto the ground in Christchurch, New Zealand, from the airplane that I took from Houston. As I stepped off of the airplane into the airport, I knew that I was supposed to go from my gate and check in with the United States Antarctic

PolarTREC Polly Bridget Ward, a fellow PolarTREC teacher, who had her Weddell Seals: Growing up on Ice, expedition delayed until 2019, had a great idea that she was going to implement when she got to McMurdo Station. Bridget came up with a way to connect all PolarTREC teachers who travel to or

I started thinking about what to pack months ago. ### Ich habe vor Monaten darüber nachgedacht, was ich packen soll. ##Those of you that know me, know that we have some German family. I thought it would be nice to write one journal that is at least partially in German. While most of the family

This year was the 40th anniversary of one of the largest Emergency Medical Service conferences in the Western United States. I was given the privilege to be a guest presenter at this conference and address the topic, "Providing the Best Care in the Worst Conditions". Some of my other jobs and

The things I am most looking forward to while I am in Antarctica… aren’t there. Let me explain. ##Smells Once I get away from the coast and open water, there will be no smells. Organic, both living and decomposing things produce most of the odors we normally smell. On the continent of Antarctica

Are you nervous about anything? Nope. Maybe I should be… but I’m not. ##Aren’t you worried about the cold? Not really. It will be cold. Okay, it will be really cold. But we will be very well equipped. Every American is issued a full set of Extreme Cold Weather clothing in Christchurch, New Zealand

"LTER" stands for "Long Term Ecological Research". The National Science Foundation provides funding to 28 LTER sites around the world. When I get the once in a lifetime chance to travel to Antarctica, I will be at one of those 28 worldwide selected sites to work with professional scientists and