SPARK Winter 2016-2017 | Page 11

A solar halo Photo: Christoph er Michel What do you eat? We eat fresh apples, carrots, eggs, onions and potatoes but most of the food is canned or frozen – as fresh food runs out quickly. Vikki, our chef, has been doing such a fantastic job to make a different delicious, balanced meal every day. It sounds like Halley really is your home! But what do you think your next adventure would be? I’d like to go travelling afterwards. I’ll be flown out to the southern tip of South America, and I’ll have the choice of either flying back to the UK or travelling first then making my own way back. Why should Sparklers be thinking about Antarctica and how can they do their bit to protect it, even if they can’t get there in person? The Earth is your future. You can do something small to help, such as sorting out your recycling or eating food that hasn’t travelled far. You can support your own area by eating locally grown food. The Antarctic is unusual because no country actually owns it, even though some want to. They’ve agreed to share it and only use it for science and peace. If you can tell people you think it should stay that way, that would be amazing. SPARK 11