So it has been a few weeks since I returned back to the US. It has been interesting and happy weeks. First of all I am very happy to be back with my family. I am happy to be able to have more choices than what I am used to when it comes to EVERYTHING (food, what to watch, activities and etc).
The past 5 months was an experience that I will never forget. Few of the reasons are because of all the people that I had the pleasure of meeting and getting to know from all walks of life (you all know who you are). I was amazed by all the highly educated people that takes a job (not necessarily in their field of study) just to fulfill their dreams to go to a place and work hard 6 days a week. Just to be able to experience a place that is not like any other place on this planet.
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| Scott Base |
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| OB Hill Loop |
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| "Mac Town" |
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| Britt & Thor |
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| A-K, Erin, Nate, Chris & Ryan |
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| Britt, Jinny & Anne |
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| Jarod |
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| Scotty |
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| Rachel |
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| Tom |
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| Erin, Jarod & Shelley |
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| Seth & Barry |
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| Kimber & Holly |
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| Jay, Chris & Chris |
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| Kathleen |
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| Paige & Nicole |
Would I go back, right now I will say no. It was much harder to be gone 5 months than I expected it to be. Yes, there were a lot of changes that happened at home while I was gone. Like moving from Arizona to Washington, selling a house, buying a house and etc. Thankfully I have a wife that was able to manage all this. I do have a lot of work around the new house to catch up on.
One of the more memorable things I experienced was all the wildlife I got to see. Standing just a few feet away from, penguins in the wild was pretty amazing. See all the seals and whales was also pretty amazing.
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| Blood Falls |
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| Adelie penguins |
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| Pressure ridges by Scott Base |
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| Adelie Penguin |
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| Waddell Seal |
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| Royal Society Mountain Range |
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| Pressure ridges by Scott Base |
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| Skua |
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| Adelie Penguins |
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| Mount Erebus |
What did I learn?
- There are still places on this earth that are very clean.
- If everybody work together and follow the rules incredible things can happen.
- You appreciate the small things in life more when you don't have access to it when you want it.
- The phrase "page me" is still in use.
- I will never complain flying coach again. (After multiple trips in a LC-130).
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| Over New Zealand |
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| Over New Zealand |
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| Lunch at SYD with Deb and Erin |
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| Leaving Sydney |
Next up is trying to find a job in the Seattle area. Is not going as fast as I would have hoped it would. Hopefully it will not be too long. If your journey takes you to the Seattle area please let me know, would love to meet up with you.
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| Me and Brigita in Edmonds, WA |
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| Me and Indi in Edmonds, WA |
