{"id":1433,"date":"2023-04-01T08:45:26","date_gmt":"2023-04-01T08:45:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.oceanblogs.org\/capeverde\/?p=1433"},"modified":"2023-04-01T11:37:45","modified_gmt":"2023-04-01T11:37:45","slug":"wascal-students-have-been-thrown-in-the-deep-end","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.oceanblogs.org\/capeverde\/2023\/04\/01\/wascal-students-have-been-thrown-in-the-deep-end\/","title":{"rendered":"WASCAL students have been thrown in the deep end!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>On a rolling ship, fighting seasickness, even finding their way around the cavernous Polarstern can seem a challenge. The first two days have been spent learning the rules on board \u2013 and here are many of them! \u201cThere\u2019s a strict hierarchy on board, with all the crew having their own tasks. There\u2019s even a correct way to make the bed!\u201d says Osvaldina, a WASCAL student from Cabo Verde. \u201cI\u2019ve been learning a lot that I couldn\u2019t have on land \u2013 what it means to be on station and take samples on a moving ship\u201d she adds. Amie, a student from The Gambia agrees: \u201cIn the Master\u2019s programme we\u2019ve gained theoretical knowledge, but its application to measuring and observing at sea is an invaluable experience\u201d. The personal experience can be intense: \u201cIt\u2019s really emotional, being in this closed environment with so many colleagues and friends, and interacting with everyone daily. I can\u2019t really express it\u201d she admits.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/www.oceanblogs.org\/capeverde\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/04\/IMG_3410-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1548\" height=\"2065\" src=\"http:\/\/www.oceanblogs.org\/capeverde\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/04\/IMG_3410-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1435\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/www.oceanblogs.org\/capeverde\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/04\/IMG_3410-1.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.oceanblogs.org\/capeverde\/2023\/04\/01\/wascal-students-have-been-thrown-in-the-deep-end\/img_3410-1\/#main\" class=\"wp-image-1435\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Amie on the left and Oswaldina on the right.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Amadou, a student from Senegal, is taking a break on the working deck, having carefully chosen the pivotal point at aft that rolls the least \u2013 on the second day at sea, he is still finding his sea legs! He spent the morning filling bottles from the CTD to measure oxygen content through the water column. He thinks for a moment \u201cGoing through the whole process of getting and analyzing a single sample, I really understand now where the data comes from, and appreciate what goes into each measurement in global data sets. It\u2019s quite amazing\u201d. That\u2019s oceanography \u2013 years of planning, weeks of ship\u2019s time and days of sea sickness culminate in hours of careful measurements for a few, valuable data points.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That\u2019s not something you learn in the lab at home!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.oceanblogs.org\/capeverde\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/04\/Screenshot-2023-04-01-at-08.37.00-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.oceanblogs.org\/capeverde\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/04\/Screenshot-2023-04-01-at-08.37.00-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1438\" width=\"840\" height=\"915\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Amadou from Senegal<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Avan Antia,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>PS135\/2 Participant<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kiel University<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On a rolling ship, fighting seasickness, even finding their way around the cavernous Polarstern can seem a challenge. The first two days have been spent learning the rules on board \u2013 and here are many of them! \u201cThere\u2019s a strict hierarchy on board, with all the crew having their own tasks. 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