Category: antarctica
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Day Four
Sunday. I keep getting nervous that after the first seven days of writing, which give you insight into what each day is like down here, I will run out of things to say. I am also fairly sure that won’t be the case, that it’s just anxiety saying hello. This place is so bizarre, interesting and weird…
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Day Three
It’s Saturday. For most of the community, it’s the last day of work for the week. For me, it’s the start of my week. I start my Saturdays out with my weekly coffee shift, which runs from 7:30 until 9AM. What is a second bar during the summer season, is our coffee house during the…
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Day Two
It’s Friday according to the calendar, but for me it’s Monday. It’s a six-day work week down here and my day off is Thursday. Normally, I would get up and go for a run on the treadmill before work in what’s known as the ‘gerbil gym,’ but a pipe burst under the gerbil gym yesterday,…
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Day One
I am a person of extremes. All or nothing. Go big or go home. All the cake or no cake. Moderation is not my forte. I’ve known this for quite some time now, but every now and then I get a nice little reminder of who I am. Like setting up this blog/website, once I…
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