Raytheon Polar Services Headquarters

I have spent the past week at the RPSC Headquarters in Denver CO training and preparing for my job on the ice.  After learning so much more about the Antarctic program and hearing so many great and interesting stories, I am even more excited for my first season!  I will be flying to Christchurch, NZ tomorrow afternoon and after a couple days there, I will finally be on my way to McMurdo!!

Denver HQ 

This is the ECW guy... a fun example of the required clothing for deployment (guess gloves aren't important...haha)

US Antarctic Program Flag

September 12!

The journey begins September 12th!  This is when I report to Raytheon Polar Services in Denver.  I will be there for a week and then it's off to the Ice.  If all travel goes well, I will be in Antarctica September 23rd!

nerd night

I've finally found my favorite nerd - mike shin. (Sorry Kham! Maybe you should have come to nerd night and amped up your nerdiness!!!)

After spending a few hours with Mike, I'm now a level 3 nerd! Thanks Mike for making this blog a reality!!