I spent a large portion of the day working on this website. Took me longer than I thought it would which is pretty typical for any project I begin. But as I put the finishing touches on it, I realized just how much work I had to do.
As I made my video and pieced it together it dawned on me that I really don't know much about the Arctic. It's truly why I chose this location for my once in a lifetime professional development opportunity...I know very little about this remote region of the world. While I was in D.C. for our pre-expedition workshop I got a hold of some book titles that were "must reads" before I travel north. Titles such as Farthest North by Fridjtof Nansen published over 100 years ago and is a first-person account of a harrowing 15 month voyage through the ice to the North Pole. Sounds tantalizing....it's over 500 pages long! Well it was 15 months long after all, I'd better order it now and start reading. There's another recommended read titled A History of the Arctic: Nature, Exploration and Exploitation by John McCannon. From the Stone Age to the present McCannon explains all global aspects of the Arctic from resource disputes to indigenous populations and the role of climate change in the region. This one is right in my wheelhouse of curiosity and I'll definitely be ordering it tonight! This one's a mere 400 pages. Kids....hear this now and know it well.....reading is important! I'm so thankful I've got just over 2 months to prepare to write my own epic tale. Stay tuned...
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