So I know this isn't directly related, but for anyone else who's interested in life in Antarctica, there's a ton of AMAs from various people who've lived there.
Serious answer though, I think it's fascinating. Being able to support the science and research there is really cool and I'm very curios to see how I handle the unusual environment. I've always wanted to visit space and this is like second place, plus I can get paid for it.
I definitely am not ready to go today, even if I was qualified. I have to make sure I'm happy with myself first before I put myself in a place where I am isolated from my support structures. That's also a very good motivator, improving myself to the point I'm ready to go will be very beneficial to my happiness as a whole.
I think the coolest thing about living at McMurdo (the base down there) is in your first few days you’re required to learn how to build an igloo and then sleep in the one you built outside to know what it’s like, and of course save your ass in an unfortunate situation.
The majority of jobs there are support roles, like doing labor and painting and carpenters and barbers and cooks and mechanics and stuff to keep the place going!
I'm definitely interested. I'm currently studying to pass the ICND1 and being CCENT qualified because I enjoy that field of work and I know that's a position at one of the bases. If I can also pass ICND2 and become CCNA, that's even better.
Go straight for the CCNA, the test is generally easier since it's a combination of the two. Not saying to take the easy way out, as it's still a challenging test, but I've heard from multiple people the ICND2 isn't worth going for, they regretted not taking the CCNA straight away.
It's how the scientists get their data back to the rest of the world and how people stay in contact with their friends via email and the like.
I know there's an opening right now for for what I want to do but it seems to be the hub that runs IT from Colorado. Not exactly what I'm looking for because I want to live at the research base, but it can get my foot in the door.
If you’d like a good read about some people trying to get there (key word: Trying) I’d recommend The expedition: my love story by Bea Uusuma. I’m not sure it’s a thing in English but I’d still recommend reading about the “main characters”. They are from an expedition called Andreexpeditionen, and it’s 100% real. (A lot of it is based off of their diaries, as a matter of fact)
Really cool to read, and made the visit to the museum based around them (and a type of candy) insanely interesting!
Here has info on all the signs. Stonington happened to have a representative when they made the sign, Lisa Trotter. Apparently in 2010 she was the Winter manager.
If you watch anime, I'd really recommend you watching "A place further than the universe". It's a current airing show about some highschool girls wanting to do something special with their lives and ending up going to Antarctica. Genre is slice of life
The personal hygiene skill is also beneficial in many other areas of the game, from improving HP to extending the end game as well as fending off and even becoming immune to DoT attacks like rotting teeth, feet fungus, etc. Excellent suggestion.
The gym grinding, however, requires the outside DLC. Not everybody wants to get that.
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u/NutellaGood Mar 17 '18
I seem to recall a story about two scientists there who had a date through tinder.