Hello from the North Pole! Well…almost. I’m writing from Longyearbyen, which is located in the Svalbard archipelago, halfway between Norway and the North Pole. It also happens to be the world’s northernmost settlement. It has been quite the journey over the past month to get here. I started off diving with National Geographic photographer Keith […]
Category: Scholar Journeys
The Silent Side of Diving
Breathe in, breathe out…no bubbles, just silence. Whoa. Magic? Maybe. A whole new world? Definitely. You know your scholarship year is going to be incredible when just the first experience alters your entire perspective on diving…and that is exactly what happened during my Subgravity Defender TDI Air Diluent course with Jon and Lauren Kieren in the […]
The End of the Beginning
“What we call the beginning is often the end. And to make an end is to make a beginning. The end is often where we start from.” – T.S. Eliot As I finally catch my breath after a week full of graduation, 23rd birthday, and Our World-Underwater Scholarship Society Rolex Awards excitement, I’m reflecting upon the […]
The Island Life
When I think of island diving, a lot of things come to mind. Small charter plane? Check. Rented boat? Check. Scuba gear? Check. Reindeer herd? … …Check. But not every island is the same. Welcome to St.Paul island, the largest member of the Pribilof Islands. Boasting 40 square miles of Alaskan land situated a […]
The Antarctica Blog
Hello all! This post is about visiting the coolest (ha) place on earth, and a place I hope more than anything to be able to set foot in once again. The largest thanks in the world go to Lindblad Expeditions, the Our World-Underwater Scholarship Society®, and the entire crew of the National Geographic Explorer for reinventing […]