Still no sign of green vegetation. Guess I should get used to that. Maybe I'll forget what green trees look like since when I get back to Boston in October all of the leaves will be orange or have already fallen.
Nathalie and Urjeet went out exploring the other islands nearby on zodiaks. There wasn't enough room for me to join too so I've just been in the room relaxing and studying. While physics 2 material may be interesting, I'll be glad when I don't have to worry if the magnetic field is coming out of the page or into the page and how it'll affect my calculations for flux and current. I should be taking my exams all this week so that's something to look forward to. I guess it'll mean that I have officially moved away from the middler stage and into the junior stage of my undergraduate career. Next up: biochemistry, physical chemistry, and cellular and molecular biology!
I went down to the grantee office in the labs today and looked at their bookcase. If anybody is interested in reading the Antarctic Conservation Treaty, they have a couple of copies down there. I also learned that our nearest neighbor is the Russian Antarctic station just about 70 kilometers away. Estimated to be about 2-3 hours of boating away. In the case of an enormous emergency, we have to evacuate to their base.
Now I'll go see if Nathalie and Urjeet are back. Maybe they'll have interesting stories of penguins and elephant seals.
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