Daily Diary
15 November 2011: Three. More. Sleeps. I fee like a kid on rollerblades who hasn't figured out how to stop and has just launched themselves down the steepest hill in town....
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Day 13 = Shackleton's Whiskey for the Antarctica trip bought! Plan to crack it open on the ice for Christmas
Day 12 = Perhaps the day when the media sees a need to appoint 'Antarctic Correspondents' is closer than we think?
Day 11 = The revelation that not everyone sees Antarctica like NZers do: the 'ours' or 'noones' mentality makes a huge difference to how the resources and politics of the continent are approached
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Days 8/9/10 = Epic trip to Cass! Standing in a real Rita Angus painting, climbing Bealey spur, (somewhat) intelligent conversation = heaps of fun
Day 7 = Bernadette Hall on poetry and landscapes of the imagination, BEST hour of the course EVER
Day 6 = My search term 'women on ice' is bringing up all sorts of articles about IVF conception...
Not exactly what I had in mind for a review of Gender Issues in Antarctica ><
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Day 5 = oceonography and thermodynamics and finding out that there are carnivourous ducks that feast on seal carcasses!
Day 4 = Real Antarctic blizzard simulation, -8 degrees with windchill of -18. Just like being in a shampoo ad except somewhat chillier!
Day 3 = new bicycle and flat tyre :( Also = decision on lit review topic and practice run quiz night at the local pub :D
Day 2 = engaging discussion on european politics with my flatmates the italian, the austrian, the norwegian and the kiwi. Plus my room is massive! Score!
Day 1 of this icy adventure = sunburnt ><
