Hey Guys, Here is a user interface tip. When you guys go to my blog, click on the bottom of the weatherbug application. set the location to "McMurdo,Antarctica". By doing that you can see what the current weather I will be enjoying while I'm on my tour of duty down there.
Phew! Okay, I'm setting this blog up, trying to tie up all loose ends here in the States, and attempting to not to have an "MI" before my trip. Everything is running smoothly thus far. With the exception of AMR. No worries though. Nothing major to report at this time. I'll do my best to update this but until I actually leave, this blog won't have anything extremely noteworthy. If you guys have any questions, I think once a week I'll do my best to answer them while I'm down there. The question of Internet access will be interesting once i touch down. Worst case scenario, i'll just keep an electronic journal and publish it when i can. Anywho people. Enjoy.
Friday, September 26, 2008
Thursday, September 25, 2008
Encounter at Farpoint...
Greetings Friends and Family and Coworkers,
This blog will be my official and effective way of communicating with you all as I begin my journey to the Antarctic. And with that we begin...
Background:
This whole ordeal all started actually a couple of months ago, when I found the application after many hours of digging within the Raytheon Website. I took the trip with my grandfather to the Antarctica region several years ago while I was still in college. A very good friend of mine, Chris Lundquist, actually brought this department up to my attention when I returned from said trip. I didn't apply back then because of course I had a million different things on my plate, but recently things have freed up and I'm not tied down as I was before. So When I applied, I figure it would be at least a good experience. I have always wanted to be a full time firefighter/emt, and it is my goal to become one back home in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
So I applied...
I applied and It was a very in depth process. Of course they wanted to know everything I did for the last 10 years of my life, with work and school. After that I didn't hear from Raytheon for a month, I figured that the position was filled, and I started to move on from this dream of becoming a seasonal firefighter in Antarctica. Then on 09/23, I received a email which was followed by a phone call from a Lt. of the Department. He and I did a phone interview, and on 09/24 I was offered the job.
Now what?
Well stay tuned! My departing trip should be on 10/08. I'll keep you all informed as I go through this process. Enjoy
This blog will be my official and effective way of communicating with you all as I begin my journey to the Antarctic. And with that we begin...
Background:
This whole ordeal all started actually a couple of months ago, when I found the application after many hours of digging within the Raytheon Website. I took the trip with my grandfather to the Antarctica region several years ago while I was still in college. A very good friend of mine, Chris Lundquist, actually brought this department up to my attention when I returned from said trip. I didn't apply back then because of course I had a million different things on my plate, but recently things have freed up and I'm not tied down as I was before. So When I applied, I figure it would be at least a good experience. I have always wanted to be a full time firefighter/emt, and it is my goal to become one back home in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
So I applied...
I applied and It was a very in depth process. Of course they wanted to know everything I did for the last 10 years of my life, with work and school. After that I didn't hear from Raytheon for a month, I figured that the position was filled, and I started to move on from this dream of becoming a seasonal firefighter in Antarctica. Then on 09/23, I received a email which was followed by a phone call from a Lt. of the Department. He and I did a phone interview, and on 09/24 I was offered the job.
Now what?
Well stay tuned! My departing trip should be on 10/08. I'll keep you all informed as I go through this process. Enjoy
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