I got to sit down with Charina Apostadero, a steward on the JR to ask questions about herself and her job. Read her responses below and learn about her career at sea! Please tell us a little bit about yourself… My name is Charina Apostadero, but you can call me “Charly.” I’m 45 years old and a mother of two. My daughter is 22 years old and my son is 13 years old. I’m from...…

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We had a very long transit in the first part of Expedition 372 from Fremantle, Australia to the east coast of New Zealand. As I’m sure you’ve noticed throughout these blog posts, I’m a very curious person. In addition to being curious about nautical flags, navigation and drilling, I also got curious about how the JR actually is propelled through the water. I wanted to know what makes it go! I sought out the Chief...…

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When I was in college studying Geology, in my hometown in Patras, Greece, I was fortunate to have a great professor that taught us Marine Geology. He gave me the opportunity to join him in a survey his group was doing during the summer break, in the Ionian Sea, western Greece, just off the island of Kefallonia. That was my first meeting with Marine Geology and I was hooked forever, I found my calling. After...…

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I love Christmas and the Holiday Season! No matter where you are in the world, what your religious beliefs are, or how you celebrate (or not)…The holidays are a time for everyone. An opportunity to spend time with family, friends, and loved ones. A time to enjoy the sparkle, joy, and togetherness of this special season. This year was something very different though because we are out on the JR during the Holiday Season, and...…

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I got to sit down with Bubba Attryde, a toolpusher and coring technician on the JR from the United States, to learn about what a JR toolpusher and coring technician does. Watch the interview here and learn about careers at sea!

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Happy Holidays!!! Here on Expedition 372 aboard the JOIDES Resolution we’re traveling on our home-away-from-home for the holiday season this year. Over Christmas and New Year’s, we’ll be spending our time collecting logging-while-drilling data amidst holiday festivities. So, how do we make the ship our “home for the holidays”? A fireplace was built in our conference room to warm us in the cold, air-conditioned ship. Decorations and trees were put up all over the ship, including…wreaths...…

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Here on the JOIDES Resolution, the scientists’ sights are usually focused on the seafloor and exploring the interesting geology below it. As a marine ecologist and oceanographer who usually studies the “benthic” environment – that is, the marine ecosystem located right at the top and immediately next to the seafloor – I have found other fascinating things to explore here during Expedition 372. What have I discovered, you may ask? The survey cameras! While I’m...…

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I got to sit down with Ian Cortez, a roughneck on the JR from the Philippines to ask him a few questions about himself and his experience on the JR. Read his responses below to learn about Ian and his career at sea!   Please tell us a little bit about yourself… I’m Ian Cortez. I live in the Philippines and am originally from Pampanga, which is famous for delicious food! I’m usually called Mac-Mac,...…

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Expedition 372 is all about drilling holes into the seafloor to learn about the rocks below – whether it’s for Logging While Drilling (LWD) to learn about the geophysical properties of rocks in the subsurface or retrieving cores to look for the presence of gas hydrate and understand the relationship between gas hydrates and slowly moving landslides. But how does the JR actually do it? The seafloor is a long way down and now that...…

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With 14 hours and 53 minutes between sunrise and sunset, today is Ihu o Hineraumati (Summer Solstice), the longest day of the year here in Aotearoa (New Zealand)! The tilt of the Earth causes the southern hemisphere to be tilted toward (summer) and away (winter) from the sun at certain times of the year as the Earth travels around the Sun. The northern hemisphere is tilted the opposite way from the sun and is therefore in...…

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