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2008 Youth Expedition: Cape Farewell Canada
Twenty-eight high school students from Canada, Ireland, Brazil, Mexico, Scotland, Germany,
India and the United Kingdom boarded a research vessel in Reykjavik, Iceland, on Sept. 7, 2008.
As ambassadors of their schools and communities, these students set out on a journey to observe
and interpret the effects of climate change in the Arctic. This voyage, Cape Farewell, is created
by an organization of artists who combine arts and science with the aim to raise awareness
about the environment. Their hope is to inspire the youth to share their experience and influence
the world to find solutions to this problem. For all the blogs, videos and photos visit capefarewellcanada.ca.
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MEET THE STUDENTS |
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PHOTO GALLERY |
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Happy Birthday in Greenland
SEPTEMBER 9, 2008
It is September 9th and I am officially 17 years old. As I was talking to the second officer at the bridge (control deck) this morning we
started to talk about the importance of one’s birthday. He told me a little bit about how the crew celebrates their birthdays because they are
often very far from family. The second officer told me that he considers the crew to be his family and is just as happy to be with his “second
family” on his birthday rather than his biological one.
I feel like this applies to me today. I have only known these 27 wonderful people for about a week and I feel completely satisfied spending
my birthday with them. (The baby cake that the cooks made for me had much to do with today’s success.)
Our first two days were at sea heading from Iceland to Greenland. Unfortunately we experienced rough seas because we were travelling
between two cyclones. Therefore 24 out of 28 students were more than just sea sick, I’ll leave it at that. Even now, two full days later
some students are still unable to get out of bed. Lucky for me, I did not experience any sea-sickness what-so-ever!
Today we landed for the first time in Greenland and it was one of the most majestic and powerful moments of my entire life. We have
also been performing oceanic experiments taking in data two times a day. We have a small tube like pod that we drop 200m into the water
and it measures salinity, temperature and depth. And as for our art, we paint the colors of the ocean after every experiment.
Well, I don’t think I can type with the swaying of the ship much longer, so I hope you will look out for my second video on the website!
Posted by Nicole S.
Rothesay High School
Rothesay, New Brunswick
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