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12-11-06 Punta Arenas Safety training and change of plans Oden stairs. We use slippers inside the ship-like at home. My room is on the 3rd floor. To go down to Oden plaza main deck, where the information board is located I can use the elevator or the stairs ( remember the iron ladders on the US

12-09-06 ## Meet the sea lions and seals at Isla Marta Island Marta is the home of thousands of seals and sea lions. It is protected so no tourists can set foot on the island. I took the photos from the small boat on the way to the Penguin island Magdalena. Sea lions are large pinnipeds and the

Last Thursday and Friday had Mrs. Chippy and me out in Salt Lake City enjoying the company of 1000 fellow math and science teachers at the National Science Teacher Regional Conference. NOAA Einstein Fellows Judy Reeves and Joe Shewmaker allowed NASA Einstein Fellow (and fellow Kenai Alaska teacher!)

I've had quite a few questions from both kids and adults asking how I got the opportunity to travel to Antarctica. In my case - being a teacher, having an Einstein fellowship in Washington, DC that has me working on the educational aspects of the International Polar Year - and a good bit of luck

Punta Arenas on the Oden ,12-10-6 A long first day -Publicity, outreach and collaboration with Chile The first day on the ship and lots of public relations work occurred. We got invited by the Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriors Instituto Antarctico Chileno for a reception and the Chilean press was

The city of Punta Arenas was one of the key stops for early explorers as they followed by Magellan Passage around the tip of South America - and also as a starting / finishing point for many of the early Antarctic expeditions. The town square has a huge monument dedicated to Magellan According to

We’ve arrived, are on the Oden, and are deep into preparations to depart for Antartica tomorrow. Mr. Miller has been determined that my skills and talents would best be served during the voyage if I was to be responsible for reporting the basic information about where we are and what we are seeing

Punta Arenas, 12-10-06 Icebreaker Oden arrives in Punte Arenas - 12/10/06 Icebreaker Oden arrives in Punta Arenas on schedule in the morning Brent Steward and Ute Kaden working on the AGUNSA computers Brent Stewart ( marine animal scientist) and myself are working on the AGUNSA computers sending

Punta Arenas, Chile 12-8-06 Meeting the Magellanic penguins at Seno Otway and Isla Magdalena near Punta Arenas , Chile After watching the movies "Happy Feet" and "March of the Penguins" (highly recommended) I was looking forward to meeting my first penguin in the wild. Encountering the flightless

How about 65 5th graders - at the end of the day Friday - sitting on the floor for a presentation. This had the makings of a disaster but what a great group of kids. At the end of an hour I figured we were ready to wrap it up and the class kept it going with another 15 minutes of questions. Some