VT College of Science Quarterly August 2014 Vol. 2 No. 1 | 页面 4

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Holiday on ice
by

Hailey Boone

Michele Anderson

Biological sciences sophomore
and
Biological systems engineering senior
Gainesville, VA
McLean, VA

College of Science Quarterly

When most people think of studying abroad,
they often think of Europe or South America.
Very few people consider Antarctica, the coldest driest place on the planet. Why would one
want to go there?
The answer is simple, because this is a once
in a lifetime opportunity to see a place that
a majority of the world’s population cannot
say they’ve seen, to explore a world that is so
vastly different from any other environment
and an opportunity to reconnect with nature.
The Hokies Abroad Antarctica course
consisted of an online course in the fall, and
a field course during Winter break. In the fall
online course, there were weekly lectures on
a wide range of topics surrounding the history
of Antarctica. There were also weekly readings
and writing assignments.
The online portion of the course allowed
students to interact with professors and researchers who have spent their lives dedicated
to learning about Antarctica and helped lay the
academic foundation for what we were about
to experience.

Photo by Lori Blanc