Please post questions for this month (November 2011) here by clicking on the "comments" link below. Note that the page tabs (above) are not working. I'll try to fix that once we're settled on the ice, if I can find some downtime.

Question from Mrs. Radner's Fourth Grade Class (9:33 AM November 2, 2011):

"This is Mrs. Radner's new fourth grade class. Our reading unit is "challenges", so we will be asking you about some of the challenges living and experimenting in Antarctica. We are looking forward to blogging with you while you are in Antarctica."

Hi Mrs. Radner and class, This sounds like an interesting topic. I will be happy to answer questions about the challenges of living in Antarctica. I will also see if I can get some of colleagues to write about that topic as well. Please share any interesting stories you read. I'm curious to hear about the challenges other folks have faced. My colleagues and I will be leaving for Antarctica on December 1. I will try to write some posts about preparing for the trip before I leave.