Hello, and welcome back to my blog! This we constitute my final post while here on the ice, as I am scheduled to depart for civilization on October 6th (only 8 days away from writing this!). While this may be my last post for now, it may not be my final post ever, but more on that later. I would like to outline this post in three parts. Past, present, and future. Reflections on the last 12 months, followed by updates of the current happenings here on station as I prepare for my departure, and finally what kinds of immediate adventures I have planned, as well as some long term plans. With that being said, let's get started with some thoughts on my time here at the bottom of the Earth. First off, I have been asking myself: Does it feel like it's been a year? I think my honest answer is sometimes yes, but most of the time no. It feels like it has been much shorter than that. I arrived here on station on October 9th, 2024, and I last walked on US soil on October 3rd. When I writ...
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