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Rob, my husband, and I decided to head to the Florida Keys for Easter break. Realizing that as we drove south we would pass right by Florida International University, I had to connect with the two research scientists I would be working with this summer. I was surprised that they were actually

P**olar-Date April 3, 2008 ** It’s been 3 ½ weeks since the PolarTREC teachers returned to their homes, and things are getting back to normal around here. The vernal equinox occurred two weeks ago, so winter is now officially behind us. The birds are returning – red winged blackbirds are chekeerring

We made it to the ice!! Which is great timing because the swells in the water were pretty rough near the end- I almost fell out of my bunk a few times over the course of an evening. Large swells also make it hard to work (or even stand up straight). We first started getting into the ice floes around

March 24, 2008 Thus it Begins! Fairbanks is a fond memory, my knowledge of computers and the functions they can perform has been vastly enhanced, and well now it is time to get down to business, the business of IPY, PolarTREC and bringing my students into the fascinating world of these precious

******March 25, 2008 **Messages From The Past We are perched upon the Colorado Plateau, amid towering Ponderosa Pines, wondering how global climate change might affect humanity or how geological and climactic changes affected the past. Flagstaff, Arizona founded in 1881 sits smack within 1,800

When we last spoke, I had just been to see reindeers and 32,000 year old water (which contained organisms that are still viable when the ice is thawed out). Needless to say, I was having a blast. The next day we continued to work on learning the different types of technologies that we will need when

We safely arrived in Dutch Harbor, AK on March 27th, 2008. Once we got to the airport, we gathered all our gear (which made it on the same flight as us- hooray!!) and headed to the Healy. Dutch Harbor is so beautiful right now- there is a lot more snow than last year (our cruise was almost 3 weeks

Today is my last day at home before I leave for our research cruise. Our flight takes off at 5:40am tomorrow! I guess that will help to start getting me used to the odd hours we keep on the ship. Last year we had a lot of LONG days and nights- and by the end of the cruise my schedule was so