Counting my privileges, wishing everyone had themHello, my name is Nate. My home is in Gustavus, Alaska, in the Tlingit Huna Kwan homeland, on the edge of a vast wilderness area, but I am writing this from McMurdo Station, where I am applying my computer skills this austral summer in the service of the US Antarctic Program. I’m an IT Pro by trade, having worked as a computer specialist for Glacier Bay National Park for 23 years and having co-owned a tiny computer and communications consulting...

Counting my privileges, wishing everyone had themHello, my name is Nate. My home is in Gustavus, Alaska, in the Tlingit Huna Kwan homeland, on the edge of a vast wilderness area, but I am writing this from McMurdo Station, where I am applying my computer skills this austral summer in the service of the US Antarctic Program. I’m an IT Pro by trade, having worked as a computer specialist for Glacier Bay National Park for 23 years and having co-owned a tiny computer and communications consulting...