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Course Review of Physical Geography

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Course Review of "AG-204 The Physical Geography of Svalbard" and "AG-221 Arctic Physical Geographical Field Techniques" In the Autumn Semester of 2018, Daniel, Hugo, Nick, and I (Mascha) studied Physical Geography at UNIS. For everyone considering taking the same course, here’s a little review that may help: So, let’s start on the general structure of the two courses. They are intentionally intertwined, with AG-204 being the more theoretical half while AG-221 is focussed more on practical skills. That allowed for a layout where you’d often learn about a certain topic in class the first half of the week and then would go out to do fieldwork relating to what you had learned towards the end of the week. We felt this kind of structure, where you get to apply your new knowledge, really consolidated the information in your mind without having to study too much. Another bonus is that we got to go out on fieldtrips at least once per week, which is much more...
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The absolute true diary of a part time human living in a glacial dominated environment

Heya folks, it is me. This entry is more of a collection of various events, experiences and opinions so readers discretion is advised. Living in a polar environment has its challenges in various difficulty settings ranging from the cold and windy 30-minute walk to UNIS, writing a blog entry, finding the mysterious ghost who seems to be drawn to my milk in the fridge, finding Chicken Nuggets in the supermarket and mapping the local geomorphology.     Shopping here in Longyearbyen is an experience I wouldn’t even whish onto my worst enemy, sadly I have been told that the consumption of food is a necessary part of the human experience and a healthy diet can’t be substituted with cornflakes. My regular shopping experience here can be described in 4 stages. During the first stage I enter the shop with hopes, towards the frozen food aisle and skip through the costly fresh green and sweets section in search of the heavenly dish named chicken nuggets. The 2 nd stage is cl...
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