Welcome!!!

Welcome to my new blog! This is my attempt at cutting down on all of the pictures and e-mails I'll have to send while in Antarctica. I'll be adding to this shortly to give everyone some background on my trip to "The Ice." I guess some very brief background is in order.

About 3 months ago I was accepted into a PhD program at Montana State University under Dr. Jay Rotella to work on population dynamics of Weddell seals. Weddell seals only live in the sub-Antarctic and Antarctica, so that means I get to go to Antarctica for my field work. Not a bad deal! It beats sitting at the computer like my master's work. So I leave on Oct 1 for L.A. and then Christchurch, New Zealand, where I will stay for a couple of days to receive some training and my 30 lbs of clothes issued to me by the U.S. government. From there, it's off to McMurdo Station in Antarctica and whatever awaits me. Here's a link to the project website, and I'll be adding more in the next few days.

http://www.homepage.montana.edu/~rgarrott/antarctica/project_description.htm












http://www.gdargaud.net/Antarctica/Life/WeddellSeal.jpg