Yesterday, I flew with Kim, Aidan, and Randi from Buenos Aires to Ushuaia. At the airport, we met another participant, Arwa. Arwa is from the UAE, and runs an adventure company along with her husband, which leads nature hikes and expeditions in the UAE and other countries.
When we arrived at the hotel in Ushuaia, we met some of the IAE guides and coordinators, and were given black fleece jackets and beanies with the 2041 and IAE logos. We also got ziplock bags with name tags, luggage tags, and room assignments for Ushuaia and the ship for Antarctica. In Ushuaia, I'm staying with a Belgian lady named Elke - she's really nice, and we've had some interesting conversations about sustainability!
Kim, Aidan, Randi, James Bray, and I went shopping in the town. Aidan and I went into some souvenir shops while the adults did their own shopping. Aidan tried on a funny penguin hat and posed next to a cardboard cut-out cartoon character from a local TV show!
In the evening, I splashed around with Aidan in the hotel's pool, and we took funny photos with his waterproof camera. In the pool, I also met some IAE members from India.
Today, I woke up early to have breakfast before a very long and exciting day, and ate at a table with two men from Toronto. After breakfast, everyone was assigned to a team of 10 people that would hike together on the glacier in Ushuaia and stay together during the expedition. The group I was assigned to had most, if not all, of the teenagers, and a few adults.
When we arrived at the hotel in Ushuaia, we met some of the IAE guides and coordinators, and were given black fleece jackets and beanies with the 2041 and IAE logos. We also got ziplock bags with name tags, luggage tags, and room assignments for Ushuaia and the ship for Antarctica. In Ushuaia, I'm staying with a Belgian lady named Elke - she's really nice, and we've had some interesting conversations about sustainability!
Kim, Aidan, Randi, James Bray, and I went shopping in the town. Aidan and I went into some souvenir shops while the adults did their own shopping. Aidan tried on a funny penguin hat and posed next to a cardboard cut-out cartoon character from a local TV show!
In the evening, I splashed around with Aidan in the hotel's pool, and we took funny photos with his waterproof camera. In the pool, I also met some IAE members from India.
Today, I woke up early to have breakfast before a very long and exciting day, and ate at a table with two men from Toronto. After breakfast, everyone was assigned to a team of 10 people that would hike together on the glacier in Ushuaia and stay together during the expedition. The group I was assigned to had most, if not all, of the teenagers, and a few adults.