Nathaniel's SvalBlog

Colesbukta, Barentsburg, and a Polar Bear

Nathaniel Frissell — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 19:32:33 +0000

Dog Sledding

Nathaniel Frissell — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 19:58:07 +0000

Package from Friends!

Nathaniel Frissell — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 19:05:31 +0000

Mom’s Arrival in Svalbard

Nathaniel Frissell — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 19:48:21 +0000

Good Friday Services

Nathaniel Frissell — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 18:08:09 +0000

Today is good Friday, so I got ready for church as usual. Well, maybe not quite as usual! I got out my scooter suit, maps, avalanche beacon, and rifle before heading out for the day! Evind, Jone, Seljie, and I went 40 km by scooter to a place called Vindodden. In Norwegian, Vindodden means “Wind Point”. It certainly lived up to it’s name. Fortunately, I stayed quite warm under all of the clothing I was wearing.

The priest and staff did a beautiful job with the service. It was certainly a Good Friday to remember.

Svalbard Psalm

I lengst nord i Norskehavet blant is og snø og vind, der er en åpen kirke hvor folk kan søke inn.

Et lys som alltid brenner nar natten faller lang, et håp som stadig lyder fra kirke klokas klang.

Hav og himmel, fjell og vidde, Gud er stori alt Han gjør .

Lys og mørke, storm og stille, Gud er hos oss, nå som før.

I sin kirke, ved sitt Ord dekker Ham sitt nå de bord.

Translation:

In the far north of the Norwegian Sea among ice and snow and wind, there is an open church where people can search in.

A light is always burning when the night falls long, one always receives hope from the sound of the church’s bell.

Sea and sky, mountain and plateau, God’s story is in all that he He does.

Light and dark, stormy and calm, God is with us, now as before.

In his church by his Word, He is now at the table.

Seals and Glaciers

Nathaniel Frissell — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 18:15:22 +0000

So seal season is over, but we went back to Tempelfjorden with some visitors from Bergen. This time I was able to drive right up to the seal with the scooter. I got much better photos this time than the last!

Fieldwork at EISCAT and SPEAR

Nathaniel Frissell — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 18:22:32 +0000

During the past week, our class spent each day operating the European Incoherent SCATter radar on Svalbard. This instrument measures parameters of the upper atmosphere. We also got to visit SPEAR and run a coordinated experiment with them. SPEAR is an ionospheric heating facility, designed to excite wave and instabilities in the upper atmosphere.

Longyearbyen Big Jump

Nathaniel Frissell — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 18:09:55 +0000

A few of my friends made this ski jump on the road just below mine 2! We found a few shipping palettes to burn in a bonfire and spent the night flying through the air.

Seal Hunt to Tempelfjorden

Nathaniel Frissell — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 21:00:06 +0000

Walking to School

Nathaniel Frissell — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 21:41:52 +0000

UNIS as seen from Longyearbyen Center

Isn’t it amazing that I get to see this every day on my way to school?