News from Antarctica – The Endurance Sept/Oct 22
In this edition:
- Learn more about spring time at SANAE IV
- Birds at SANAE IV?
- The Communications Technician, Aphiwe Dyum, shares his experience thus far as part of the 61st SANAE overwintering team
- Here are some of the interview questions:
- How would you rate SANAE compared to the Marion? (Aphiwe has been on two Marion Island Overwintering Teams , M76 & M77)
- Share your highlights for this year 2022?
- What do you miss about home?
- How do you pass the time when you are not working?
- What have you learnt from your SANAE colleagues?
- What would you do to improve awareness for this program?
- Here are some of the interview questions:
“One of the things I have never done in my life is staying indoors for an entire month without seeing the sunrise/sunset” – Aphiwe
- Meet the team’s Mechanical Engineer, Deputy Station Leader/ Technical Team Leader, Thulani Ngwaqa
- Here are some of the interview questions:
- What does it take to go through a year at SANAE IV?
- What activities do you enjoy doing when you are not working?
- What do you look forward to do when you are back home?
- How does this program benefit South Africa?
- Here are some of the interview questions:
Will there be a third trip?
“Yes, I think there will be a third trip. Once you bond with this place, you keep missing it when you are back home (South Africa)” – Thulani
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September/October Birthdays
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- 29 September
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- 06 October
Anche Louw, Antarctic Legacy of South Africa, 09 December 2022
The Endurance Newsletter – NEWS from SANAE 61
In this edition:
- Get to know the team’s medical doctor and team leader, JC Laubscher
- Find out more about his work at SANAE IV as a medical doctor.
- He speaks about his Antarctic journey, expectations vs reality of Antarctica and much more.
“ I think that’s the allure of this place for me – it’s that cocktail of danger, beauty, violent temperament and tranquil majesty all rolled into one”.
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July/August Birthdays
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- 20 July
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- 10 August
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Anche Louw, Antarctic Legacy of South Africa, 12 October 2022
The Endurance Newsletter – NEWS from SANAE61
The second SANAE61 newsletter is out!
In this edition:
- Get a quick catch-up from The Endurance (S61) editor, Maanda Mulaudzi
- Get to know the team’s Senior Meteorological Technician, Eric Randall
- Find out more about his work, how the Antarctic journey has been so far, and much more!
- This team cooks together, they have dinner together, they also have fun together. For fun, they have in house-tournaments such as the Pool Table Championship and in every newsletter, the current “King of the pool table” will be announced! See below the current ‘king’.
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- Thulani Ngwaqa (S61 Mechanical Engineer/Base Engineer) – he is the March 2022 King and champion of the pool table.
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- Saturday pool night at SANAE IV. L-R: JC Laubscher (Doctor and Team Leader), Thobani Mabaso (SANSA Electronic Engineer) and Thulani Ngwaqa (Mechanical Engineer/Base Engineer).
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Anche Louw, Antarctic Legacy of South Africa, 29 April 2022
