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And we’re off…
I left Washington at 11:10 on Monday night. Six days, four flights, two airport meat puffs, and a multiple night layover later we have arrived in Cherskiy. The flight…
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Arrival in Cherskiy
After two nights in Yakutsk, we’ve finally arrived in Cherskiy! Although my situation stemming from missing paperwork remains a bit tenuous, it appears that I won’t be sent back…
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Fun Highlights of Our Trip to Cherskiy
(This post is by Mark Paricio, a PolarTREC teacher accompanying the Polaris Project this year. To read all of Mark’s posts, go to:
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An Unexpected PolarTREC Day in Yakutsk, Russia
(This post is by Mark Paricio, a PolarTREC teacher accompanying the Polaris Project this year. To read all of Mark’s posts, go to:
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What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
We should have arrived in Cherskiy by now, but due to some back ups and delays at the Yakutsk airport we were unable to complete the last leg of…
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Stuck in Yakutsk
(This post is by Mark Paricio, a PolarTREC teacher accompanying the Polaris Project this year. To read all of Mark’s posts, go to:
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Eager for Things to Come
We are so ready to get to Cherskiy. After spending a day in the beautiful city of Moscow, seeing Red Square, and “speed-dating” with the PIs, everyone is excited…
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Science Speed Dating
After travelling halfway across the world and a full nights sleep, we woke up in our hotel-like structure and were able to finally assess where we were and what…
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Moscow and Speed-Dating-Science
(This journal comes from Mark Paricio, a PolarTREC teacher accompanying the Polaris Project this year. To see all of Mark’s journals got to: http://www.polartrec.com/expeditions/siberian-arctic-systems-study ) The students and researchers of the…
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On the bus in Moscow
Max sent me a picture a few hours ago saying the group has cleared customs in Moscow and all is well. I’m sure we’ll hear more from them after…
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Converging on JFK
Many of the Polaris members from the United States are converging on JFK right now. A day of waiting (the first of several such days) before the flight to…
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Saying final goodbyes
After months of waiting and planning in a few hours we will set off on a three day journey to Cherskiy, East Siberia. The packing process has been long…
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Russia, here I come.
The time has finally come for our departure. Peter Ganzlin, Sue Natali, and I have already left Gainesville, FL and are currently sitting in Charlotte, NC’s aiport, waiting to…
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packing light
If it weren’t for all this equipment I’m pretty sure I could fit everything into my carry on. But that would make the trip much less interesting.
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And thus the adventure begins…
It feels as if the last month or so has really run together, like a frenzied blur of non-stop activity. Now, the day is here where we journey around…
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