Archery Tag
Let's Get Physical Training for an Antarctic Expedition Not too long ago, I saw the Season 1 episode of Glee where Sue Sylvester covers the Olivia Newton John classic, “Physical,” and it’s playing…
Eye-cicles
“The scientist is not a person who gives the right answers, {s}he's one who asks the right questions.” ~Claude Lévi-Strauss As I tell people about my upcoming travel plans to…
Leaving Antarctica during the shutdown.
It’s official, everybody! After a long year of waiting, the Velvet Ice project is back on!! Last year during the government shutdown, most of the scientists and staff were evacuated out of…
Tribute to Mother Africa
Last night after a long day of orientation, a few fellow PolarTREC teachers and I decided to unwind with a night out on the town... the town of Fairbanks, that is. The Golden Heart City, so…
Almost the whole team
Ok, so I realize that I told you all about my trip getting to Alaska, but I haven't exactly explained why I'm in Alaska yet. So here we go. About three years ago, I heard about a program called…
Anchorage to Fairbanks.
We made it to Fairbanks today after a long day of travel from Chicago. While in O'Hare, I met Mark Buesing, a physics teacher from Libertyville, IL, who has an uncanny knack for recognizing…