I earned a Grosvenor Teacher Fellowship from National Geographic and Lindblad Expeditions. I have been preparing since our workshop in Washington, DC back in April. I am so excited, because I have been placed on an Antarctic expedition aboard the ship Endurance. I leave in a little over 3 weeks, and things are really starting to get going!
Today, in preparation for the personal side of travel, I got my flu and covid vaccines – don’t want to end up with either of those before I go, or as a souvenir of my experience. When I was waiting for my turn, another gentleman was there for the same reason. He was traveling to Kenya to visit some friends on his last trip, and ended up with Covid. Now he insists on getting the booster before any travels!
On the school side of things, I’m preparing my lesson plans for being gone for 2 weeks, and helping the students learn a little bit about where I’m going and why. They will be spending the next few weeks creating questions for me to find the answers to, and creating a list of adventures they want me to complete while in Antarctic. I’ll be updating this blog as much as internet and time allow while I’m on the trip, along with afterwards so everyone can watch how I use this expedition in the music classroom.
For now, I’m trying to acclimate to the cooler temperatures we FINALLY have. I was worried we were going to continue to have that nice warm 70-80 degree weather we’ve been enjoying all fall. That would have made Antarctic summer temperatures a RUDE awakening!
Next up – getting ready to pack for Antarctica! What would be the must-haves for you to pack on such a grand adventure?
Car Full of Harmony 
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