On the Shelf

I get lots of questions, like: "How did you hear about a job like that?" My answer is, how do you ever hear about a job like that? Through word of mouth. Five years ago, I was working at a large production bakery for 5 months. It was probably the most boring and lowest-paid 5 months of my life. As I was getting to know one of my coworkers, we somehow began talking about how a former manager had worked down in Antarctica. I had no idea that there were people that lived down there. I mentally filed the idea for when the time would be right. When it comes down to actually applying for a job in Antarctica, the process is actually very user-friendly. There are also tons of jobs to be had! Mechanics, yoga instructors, firefighters, and recycling technicians are all needed down there! Service-industry related jobs are contracted through  GSC . Other jobs are contracted through various other companies. More info here . GSC makes the process very streamlined. I actually appli...

I'm going to Antarctica this year.  People ask me, "Why do you want to go?" I say, "Why not go?" I currently live in the Pacific Northwest, in a city with an elevation of 50 feet, an average yearly precipitation of 36 inches, and average winter temperature of 54 degrees Farenheit. I'll be traveling to McMurdo Station, Antarctica, on the Ross Ice Shelf, elevation 33 feet, average yearly precipitation of 8 inches, and it will average a whopping 27 degrees Farenheit in the warmest month, January. Not too different from those nice brisk January days in good old PNW! Surprised? Antarctica is full of surprises! Read on for more surprising facts! It's the highest continent in the world. The South pole is at over 9,000 feet (close to the altitude of Mt. Thielsen). The highest point in the continent is Mt. Vinson at 16,000 feet (2,000 ft taller than Rainier!). It's the driest continent in the world. It is a super-arid desert, a category...