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Juan Botella

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Occupation: Teacher
Organization: Monona Grove High School

Juan Botella has been dreaming of visiting Antarctica since he was a little boy playing within the waves of the tropical Pacific Ocean of his native Mexico. He dreamed of sailing to exotic places aboard a research ship discovering lots of new things. His dream is about to come true by participating in the 2011 PolarTREC expedition with Jim Swift.

Mr. Botella followed his dream of becoming an oceanographer by obtaining a masters degree in oceanography in a joint program between Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology before becoming a teacher. What he enjoyed the most during his graduate studies was being in the field and being able to communicate the science with other people. He decided to become a teacher so he would be able to help more people understand and enjoy science. He is most excited about participating in PolarTREC because it will allow him to blend his two passions, learning about the oceans in remote areas and sharing the knowledge with other people.

Mr. Botella has the pleasure of teaching biology, physical science, climate and weather, and astronomy. When Mr. Botella is not teaching or enjoying time with his two kids and wife, he is cooking, playing soccer, taking pictures, cross country skiing, biking and jogging.


Juan Botella ha soñado visitar la Antártida desde que era pequeño y jugaba con las olas en las aguas tropicales del Oceano Pacífico en su natal México. El soñaba con navegar por aguas exóticas abordo de buques de investigación y con descubrir muchas cosas nuevas. Su sueño está por cumplirse al participar en el proyecto de investigación PolarTREC 2011 con el Dr. Jim Swift.

Juan siguió su sueño de convertirse en oceanógrafo al obtener una maestría en el programa entre el Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution y el Massachusetts Institute of Technology antes de convertirse en maestro de escuela. Lo que más le gustó en sus tiempos de estudiante de posgrado fue el estar en el campo haciendo investigaciones y el comunicar la ciencia a otras personas. Decidió dedicarse a la enseñanza para poder ayudar a más gente entender y disfrutar de las ciencias. Está muy emocionado al poder participar en este proyecto porque le permitirá mezclar sus dos pasiones, aprender sobre los océanos en zonas remotas, y compartir estos conocimientos con otras personas.

Juan tiene el placer de enseñar biología, química, Meteorología y climatología, y astronomía. Cuando no se encuentra en el salón de clases, Juan disfruta su tiempo con su esposa y sus dos hijos, o está cocinando, jugando fútbol, tomando fotografías, esquiando, en bicicleta o corriendo.

Juan Botella's Content

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Besto of luck on the departure!

Crazy times, Susan. You are moving to a new place at this time? Wow, that is brave. Best wishes as you move along. I will keep following your adventure.
Juan.

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May 16, 2012 - 1:04pm
Re: [PolarTREC] Thank you, Juan

Hi Judy and Chris,

I am glad you found our journal useful. It was a pleasure to write

about our journey. It was a lot of fun sailing with Emily because, as
you know, she is great. Emily was very supportive of my efforts to learn
about what she was...{read more}

May 5, 2011 - 10:33am
Re: [PolarTREC] Sobre cabezas

Hola Olga,

te agradezco el que me escribas. Ya estoy repuesto del todo, listo para
el gran final. Parece como si te conociera, por lo que me cuanta Thomas.
Tienes mucha suerte, es un tipo fenomenal.

Estamos en Punta Arenas, apenas desembarcados. Parece mentira que...{read more}

April 23, 2011 - 8:17pm
Re: [PolarTREC] Viagem

Querida M Teresa,

es un un placer recibir su mensaje. Gracias de nuevo por los buenos
comentarios. Ha sido un placer participar en esta expedición y conocer a
Hugo.

Muchos saludos,

Juan.

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April 20, 2011 - 4:05pm
Re: [PolarTREC] Penguins

Hi wonderful bees,

thanks for writing again. I am very excited that I will get to see you
soon. I will be flying out of Chile in a week! Pretty exciting. I will make
sure you get to see the pictures of the southern lights. We have had a
handful of clear nights, and one...{read more}

April 20, 2011 - 12:35pm
Re: [PolarTREC] Talk to Juan and the Research Team live on Thurs

Dear Claire,

thanks for sending your comments. I am glad to hear you are enjoying the
expedition journal; it has been a lot of fun writing it. And I am glad you
will use some of the images with your students. I am sure Thomas will take
home a lot more images as well....{read more}

April 19, 2011 - 8:05am
Re: [PolarTREC] In retrospect, what to pack?

Hi David,

Congratulations on your upcoming expedition! I will be glad to give
some advice as to how my packing went. The one thing I wish I had packed
more are more supplies to keep my camera lenses clean! And extra lens caps
or one of those strings that keep them...{read more}

April 17, 2011 - 2:50pm
Re: [PolarTREC] Penguins

Hi great bees,

You are right! I will arrive in Wisconsin exactly two weeks from today.

The ship will come to port on April 25 in Punta Arenas, Chile. I will help
out a day and a half unloading all the equipment and cargo from the Palmer.
I will then...{read more}

April 14, 2011 - 9:50am
Re: [PolarTREC] Hola Primo, soy Ange

Hola Ange,

pues sí, nos queda poco tiempo por acá. Me da tristeza que la aventura
termina, pero me dá más algría pensar que veré a la familia. De frío
andamos alrededor de lo -4 C, que no es tanto. Lo que pega es el viento.
Eso sí, los días se acortan rápidamente....{read more}

April 13, 2011 - 5:50pm
Re: [PolarTREC] Fases do gelo

Hola M Teresa,

Obrigado de nuevo por recibir ao mensaje. As fotos do dia 11 foram
tiradas cerca no ponto 14 do Mapa do dia 2 de Março (70 km al norte). No
llegamos a puntos 15 no 16 como escribo en el blog do dia 12.

Obrigado de nuevo (perdone mi portuñol)

Juan...{read more}

April 12, 2011 - 5:35pm

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