Time for tacos...

It seems like my LANL colleagues have instituted a new tradition when in Barrow - Sunday is apparently taco night! Just exactly how this started is uncertain, but Garrett Altmann and others staying in the Herman House apartment, opened their doors to all participants in the NGEE Arctic project for dinner. Garrett and Heather had gone to the store earlier in the day and bought all the necessities for a Santa Fe style mexican dinner. Garrett took over the kitchen with others helping prepare soft and hard shell tacos complete with a spicy meat sauce, tomatoes, lettuce, and avocados. Team NGEE Arctic has a chef that prepares a pretty awesome menu...

 

Dinner attracted nearly 20 hungry scientists, staff, and students from all 4 of the national laboratories and several of our university partners. The food was great and there was a lot of discussion as people got to know each other. I heard a lot of comments like "What do you do?" and "Oh, I sent you an email...". It was a fun night that continued until midnight. Then someone said "Hey, field work starts at 8:00am!" and there was a realization that everyone better get some sleep!

 

 

It was a fun night. Herman House has a 'no shoe' policy so my favorite scene of the night was our front entry way. Shoes were everywhere and a good time was had by all.

 

Night...