Hello from McMurdo Station!In the 1980s, the only way for Antarcticans to communicate with loved ones back home was by writing letters (in the summer) or by making phone calls patched through by high-frequency radio. The radio didn't always work, however, and messages often had to be short. Fortunately, five years later, the blogging trend that swept the rest of the world had also moved onto the Ice. Today there are dozens and dozens of Antarctic blogs online.
But Raytheon Polar Services
The Job, as posted online: Santa Claus
Qualifications: You must look the part and have a jovial personality to thrill the kids.
Responsibilities: Being Santa Fri, Sat & Sun evenings from 12/4 through 12/20 and the 21st, 22nd & 23rd in downtown Denver. Costume furnished.
Pay: N/A, but a contract is required
What it doesn't say: You will be coughed on, peed on and cried on. Children will be afraid of you; parents will hope you're not a perv. Elves are not real elves. No one asks Santa
