Colleagues from Japan

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We had two colleagues from Japan join my team for two weeks. It was a great expereince to share cultures, workflows and real work expereince for comparison between the US and Japan. We did lot of activitys outside of work and had some fun. Angie joined for on the weekend activities. It will be a very memorable time for all involved.
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The following photo is the annual ice runway under construction at McMurdo. Wheeled aircraft use this runway. Runways are somewhat rare in Antarctica. Most landing sites are skiways. The picture was taken September 6, 2006. This is the runway I will be landing on Oct 13th.

Photograph by: Eric Hobday, National Science Foundation

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