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It has been a very hectic few weeks. I found out I had a new preparation the week before school started. It's Physical Science, which I have taught before, but as my wife reminded me, not since we've been together (we celebrated our 26th Anniversary this year). Getting used to teaching 5 in-person

And, we're back! For teachers, the end of summer meets the beginning of the school year like the start of the 100 meter sprints at the Olympics. Instead of the event lasting 9.58 seconds, however, the school year is a 180+ day ultra-marathon run at that speed. This year, it's even more frenetic

This morning we began our journey home, and I’m writing this blog from a cozy restaurant in Longyearbyen. This month has been incredible for me, and it will take a while to process everything we’ve done and experienced. One of the things we’re hoping to do is to put together a short video describing

The past two days have been spent wrapping up the field work and winding things down. Tomorrow we pack up the equipment, and on Thursday we fly back to Longyearbyen to begin our travels home. ##The weather improves Yesterday the day started foggy (like Sunday) but it cleared up and we ended up doing

The last bell rang on June 8th this year, the earliest since I started teaching 21 years ago. This was partially due to the fact that our system got rid of traditional snow days, casualties of the new tech world that swallowed our school system due to COVID-19. Goals for summer included travel

Fogged in Today we made a valiant effort to go out to the fjord. After a late brunch we got out in the boat around noon, but had to turn back as a thick bank of fog shrouded the glaciers. It’s just not safe to go out in the fog, given the dangers of icebergs, falling ice if you get too close to

Saturday hike Saturdays here in Ny Ålesund are a little more relaxed. Instead of breakfast and lunch they serve a brunch from 10-11. The weather forecast was also dicey, so we planned to start our field work late, after brunch. Xander, Kelly and I decided to get up early anyway and do a hike

Swapping sand for snow Well, the COVID pandemic has again derailed my narwhal expedition, but never fear! I'm still learning and doing some traveling this summer! Instead of going to the Arctic, I spent a few weeks studying in Boulder City, Nevada, in >110° degree weather - it was one of the