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Bag Party
After a week in Siberia, I have learned the number one rule to follow when traveling abroad, and it is to “go with the flow.” I don’t say this…
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Independence Day
We have been here for 3 days now, and just celebrated July 4th, with Seth leading us in what turned out to be an awful, but heartfelt, rendition of…
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Beginnings
At first I thought it was a boat. Or a white spot of reflection from inside the plane. It wasn’t. It was an ice berg. Then there were others, more…
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All Well in Cherskiy
The Polaris Project 2014 Expedition in now underway! Everyone made it to Cherskiy without incident and all are now settling in to their new routine. As is often the…
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Many firsts
Blogging? Posting on a blog site? This is a first for me. I’m old school. Finally, I had time this busy week to read the blogs that students have…
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Virtual Siberia vs. Reality
I’ve been to Siberia hundreds of times, maybe even thousands. Sometimes making several trips in the very same day. I’ve seen its seasons, good weather, bad weather, the mountains…
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East Bound and Down
Greetings from Внуkово! The first wave of Polaris 2014 (Aaron, Craig, Erika, Heather, Homero, Mike, Sam, and Seth) is indeed East Bound and Down (yes, this is a Smokey…
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Wonder and Fear
Mammoths started it all. Growing up I became infatuated with monsters of the ice age, reading with awe and terror of past geological epochs. Giant sloths, sabre tooth cats…
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Extending the Senses
Prior to sitting down and beginning to write this post I hadn’t given much thought as to what I would study in Siberia. My scientific background has focused on…
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From Salt Marsh to Siberia
My name is Jessica, I am a recent graduate of Brown University and I am from Mansfield, Massachusetts. My interests in science begin on the beaches of New England,…
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From the Caribbean to the Arctic…Wait, whaaat?
Being the only participant who comes from Puerto Rico (where it is summer practically the whole year and where English is not the first language), the decision to go…
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Hello from the Land of Long Winters
My name’s Nigel Golden and I am a Pointer. For those who are not familiar with the name, it signifies that I’m a student at the University of Wisconsin…
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Change for the Best
I have always been very interested in ecology. However up until recently I didn’t know how to pursue my interests, and I had never been encouraged to do so….
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Beneath My Feet
When I first told my family and close friends that I would be traveling across the world to spend a month doing fieldwork in Siberia, there was a lot…
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Impacts of Reaching Out in Texas
Recently I participated in an outreach event with Dr. Heather Alexander, Aaron White and Erika Ramos. Our goal was to expose South Texas high school students to the world…
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