I applied for the Australasian Our World Underwater scholarship presuming it was too good to be true, but was still worth a shot. After a gruelling hour-long finalist interview in Sydney with Jayne Jenkins (Our World Underwater Scholarship Society Australasia Vice President), Peter Fields (diving extraordinaire), Sue Crowe (Our World Underwater Scholarship Society Australasia Coordinator […]
Category: Scholar Journeys
Announcing the 2011 Rolex Australasian Scholar
Ladies and Gentlemen, A panel of five convened over the weekend of 12th February 2011 to select the Our World-Underwater Scholarship Australasian Rolex Scholar. It is with great pleasure to announce the panel has selected Anthea Ibell, from Christchurch, New Zealand as the 2011/12 Our World-Underwater Scholarship Australasian Rolex Scholar. Anthea is 22 years old […]
Le Elephante
My first Sunday on King George Island found us giving the dive gear a chance to thaw and dry out, donning out warm hats, gloves, and sturdy boots we trekked out to one of the northern beaches that is home to an Elephant Seal population. Walking over the misty snow covered hillside was spectacular enough, […]
Life on King George Island
What an experience living on King George Island has been. Isolated, often cloaked in mist, you definitely feel a long way from home. Yet the community and camaraderie that exists at the base makes one feel as if they are at a home away from home. The Chilean scientific research station Bescudero, where I’m based […]
Heading south!
During the week prior to my departure political unrest began to unfold in Punta Arenas. The government raised the price of petrol 18%, a huge jump, and for some living in such a remote harsh environment it was too much. A riot began, with protestors blocking the roadway from the city to the airport with […]