Day-to-day life in Antarctica is different than it is in America. In McMurdo Station we usually walk where we need to go because the town is very small.

Once we are out on the ice we will travel on skidoo (snow mobiles) and a piston bully. Sometimes we will travel by helicopter if we need to come back to McMurdo from the field for a day.

There are all types of jobs at McMurdo Station. There are doctors, mechanics, field guides, cooks, scientists, artists, janitors, and others. Our group is responsible for our field camp and collecting our science data. So, we have to do a lot of packing, loading, and unloading. Once in the field after our field camp is up we will start collecting data with our air gun.

There aren't any children in Antarctica. Everyone here has left part or all of their family to come here and work. Many people use the computers to email loved ones. Most people say that being away from their family is the hardest part of living at McMurdo Station.