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DEL.ICIO.USUGA Study Abroad: Saying farewell
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Eleanor and the UGA group say goodbye to Antarctica. To catch up on the story, click here.
After hiking mountains, photographing penguins and throwing snowballs for the past nine days, today concludes our Antarctic journey.
The Captain gave a farewell speech and everyone expressed gratitude to the staff. During our wrap-up meeting, our professors received feedback to improve next year’s voyage.
At the end, I facilitated a discussion in which our participants named their favorite part of the trip. We all had difficulty picking just one favorite and agreed that the whole trip was a highlight. Here is what some of my colleagues listed as highlights:
Seeing and experiencing Antarctica firsthand
Watching and listening to the penguins
Standing on the boat’s bow when we squeezed through icebergs
Polar plunge
Riding the rough waves on the ship´s bow
Diving down the snow slope and pretending to be a penguin paddling downhill
Stepping onto the continent for the first time
Lying next to a Weddell seal
I keep looking back through the hundreds of pictures I took and can’t believe I was just in Antarctica. I don’t think the reality of what I experienced has hit me yet. Each day seemed to top the previous one and add another favorite memory.
My trip highlight was stepping onto the continent for the first time, although I have dozens more events that run a close race for that top spot. I highly recommend a trip to the Antarctic.
Check out www.uga.edu/oie/southpacific for more information about our trip or e-mail pacific@uga.edu. And feel free to post questions or comments on this blog, and our group will happily respond.
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