Sunday September 21, 2008

Here I am in Churchill, Manitoba.
I left New York from LaGuardia Airport in Queens at 6AM and arrived in Toronto, Canada at 8:30 AM. After a large cup of coffee, (which you all know Ms. Gill drinks constantly), I took another flight to Winnipeg, Canada where I arrived at 11:30 AM. There I meet up with several members of my Earthwatch team for lunch. We are a diverse group of teachers from New Jersey, Connecticut, Arizona, Florida, Wisconsin, and two other New York City teachers.

The airport in Churchill is very tiny so it was easy for the team from the CNSC to find all of us. We then headed to where we will be staying for the duration and had a tour of the facilities. And for all those asking about the polar bears, we were told in no uncertain terms not to go outside alone. The Center staff told us that the polar bears who roam around the center are more dangerous than those we will meet up with out in the field.

After a delicious supper, we were shown our bunks and then had a team meeting with Steve Mamet, who is one of the researchers on this project. However, Ms. Gill is so tired that I am having difficulty remembering the exact research we are doing . Tomorrow, I think I will be in better shape to explain to you exactly what I will be doing here in Churchill.