Sunday July 8th
Today definitely made up for every bad day we’ve had here. I
just needed a little reminder to cling to the little things to help me get
through the day. :) Although the two and a half hour lecture on climate and
evolution this morning was absolutely thrilling, I did get a tad distracted by
my games of solitaire (I won every game, BT Dubs). After our “oh so exciting”
lectures we finally got to head out into the field! We drove just a few minutes
past the airport to what looked like a huge pit full of mud. But, it’s actually
a great place to find fossils! Rikke told us that we might get lucky and be
able to find fish fossils! Well, I guess it was my lucky day cause I actually
found one! After crouching in the mud digging for at least half an hour I found
a really cool fish fossil, complete with spine and fin imprints! However after
an hour of sitting in the mud, the inevitable happened: a mud fight. You see,
Fie was complaining that her forehead itched, but her hands were dirty so she
didn’t want to itch it. So, being the kind individual I am, I walked over there
and sweetly scratched it for her. Apparently she didn’t appreciate my act of
kindness because she returned the favor by throwing a huge handful of mud at
me! I turned around and, as nicely
as possible, said “Fie, that wasn’t very nice, I was only trying to help.”
Hahaha. Not really. I went over and smudged mud all over her face, and it
literally started a full blown mud war with about six of us from the
group. It was hilarious and some
of the most fun I’ve had in a long time! On the way back to base camp we had a
great talk in the back of the truck too. Who would have thought I’d be in the
back of a truck, with a Physicist, a Danish girl, a girl from New York, covered
in mud, in Kangerlussuaq Greenland? Yeah, no one. Quite the experience if I do say so myself. Haha.
We had
just ten minutes to clean ourselves up and then head the Meterological
institute to learn about the weather forecasting for all the airlines here.
Which was cool, cause I’ve never even thought about that aspect of
weather. And then, possibly the
highlight of my day… DINNER AT THE AIRPORT! :) Thank God for real food. We had
steak.. I think, and fries and corn. Oh man. It was amazing. I couldn’t have been happier. Plus tonight is
movie night I guess! So we’ll get to watch mean girls! I haven’t even seen TV
in the last two weeks, so this is quite the treat. But as great as this is, I
can’t wait to be home. Only a few more days!
Much love,
Sydney
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