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I got my airplane tickets for going to Antarctica! ##My Visa paperwork for staying in New Zealand came the next day. ##The same day as my Visa, I also received my hotel reservations for my stay in Christ Church, New Zealand. Christ Church is where the United States Antarctic Program sends

As many of you know, I’ve been working toward being a PolarTREC teacher and deploying to Antarctica for almost two years. It has been getting more and more real with each step. The first time it seemed “real” was when I received the email that said I had been selected to be interviewed. Then came

I just got back from the best science conference I have ever attended. It was the LTER (Long Term Ecological Research) All Scientists' Meeting. This conference is held every 3 years. It is sponsored by the NSF (National Science Foundation) and the LTER Network. There are 28 ecologically amazing

I just had the wonderful opportunity to visit with the 5th graders at Windsor Elementary School in Orem, Utah. A special thanks to Miss. Reid for the invitation to visit with these energetic, future, polar scientists. Our first discussion talked about "Explores". We learned about equipment needed

I came back east to visit family, and managed to schedule just a few school visits: West Chester Friends (West Chester, PA), Washington-Lee High School (Arlington, VA), St. Andrews School (Middletown, DE), and Harriton High School (Bryn Mawr, PA). Just a few. :) . So a day off down in Chestertown

I set up a presentation at West Chester Friends Community School, where I attended 1st through 6th grade IN THE 1960's! They were actually very nice when I went to the Pole in 2002, and did a cover story about me in the alumni magazine, and I thought it would fun to return the favor, as long as I

One of the responsibilities of a PolarTREC teacher is OUTREACH! At the orientation in Alaska, we were told how to plan to get the word out about the researchers and science we are working with and our exciting expeditions. Once the school year started and the dust settled in my classroom, I wrote a