has anyone know of people living away from cilivsation like in
remote parts of antartica?
check this out
http://www-new.aad.gov.au/default.asp?content=dynamic&title=Living+in+Antarctica+FAQs&casid=1457&docid=1119&type=1&children=
Q: Is it very different living in Antarctica?
A: In some obvious ways it is different from Australia, such as
living among snow and ice and having very long periods of darkness
in winter and light in summer. And of course it is very cold and
often windy, like the top of a mountain. Living "in the field",
away from the main station, you experience this difference very
strongly.
In other ways Antarctic life is quite like "home" - people at the
stations have fully insulated living and working quarters with
their own rooms and bath/toilet facilities. The food is also very
similar to what you would eat at home, although there is less fresh
fruit and vegetables. Like at home, people must be able to live and
work alongside other people and learn to be tolerant and supportive
of others. This is sometimes difficult in a small community of 20
or so people living close to each other for many months.
Q. What food do you eat?
A. People eat pretty much the same things that you eat at home in
Australia. Such as potatoes, chicken, beef, ice cream, etc. All the
good stuff. There is a chef on station who cooks most of the meals.
As a result, you get a good variety of meals on station. Often
there will be a theme night, such as an indian banquet. On these
occasions, not only is the food prepared according to the theme,
but many expeditions will also come in an appropriate
costume.
One point to remember though is that it all food is delivered
during the summer resupply. In order for it to last for an entire
year, much of the food is frozen, or tinned. Each ship into station
will typically deliver "fresh" fruit and vegatbles - but these have
already been on a ship for several weeks. We also have hydroponics
in hot house conditions to grow a few fresh vegetables like lettuce
and tomatoes. These are used to augment the winter food
supplies.
Not all food that is eaten on station can be taken out into the
field. The main examples of this is poultry (chicken, eggs, turkey
etc). This is to prevent the spread of diseases to Antarctic
wildlife, particularly penguins. Recently antibodies to Infectious
Bursal Disease Virus (a disease of domestic poultry), were found in
penguins, indicating they had previously been exposed to this
disease.
