Thurs 7 Jan 2010
And no ice again today. We are on 24 hour delay. We were supposed to be on the ice Tues 5 Jan 2010, but had a 24 hr delay, we tried yesterday (Wed 6 Jan 2010) and had to boomerang, and today we are on 24 hr delay again (Thurs 7 Jan 2010)....fingers crossed for tomorrow (Fri 8 Jan 2010).
It is impossible to feel disappointed though. I am sitting at a table with 3 new friends and colleagues discussing biomechanics, the physics and ecological consequences of ice formation, and general marine science. We are from the U.S. (that's me), Austria (Stefan is now at Oak Ridge Associated Universities), France (Damien is at the Université de Nantes), and Spain (Idan will start May 1st -- after an epic climbing journey along the east coast of Africa -- at the Mediterranean Institute for Advanced Studies (IMEDEA) in Mallorca). I am fully engaged beyond imagine...
p.s. I realize I keep using the same words over and over....exhilarated, exquisite, beautiful, amazing, awesome....I apologize for my unoriginality and lack of creativity. I am finding it so hard to put into words how I am feeling. Maybe I should try a different language...
Mis ojos nunca han visto tanta belleza. Nunca he sido tan feliz e inspirada.
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