Bonjour tout le monde!

I will make this entry short… I am mucho tired. Mostly I just wanted to share with you (and record, so its all official), that we went swimming today! Right by some sea ice…mmm. And some bearded seals… mmm, mmm. It was really wonderful, though; cold, and refreshing. So often we layer ourselves in clothes upon clothes to protect ourselves from the harsh conditions of the Arctic. But in doing so, we separate ourselves from this amazing land. We cut ourselves off from the fate of the land. Swimming, though, was cool because I felt like a part of the world. Not like it was I who conquered the Earth, but that I am a part of the earth.

Also: we had a lecture this morning on marine life in the Arctic and climate change, and I now know more than I could ever have imagined about Kelp. Or macroalgae. Whatev.

Anyways, bed-ward-bound!

love jayme

PS. I even put my head under. All for you, mom.