{"id":1633,"date":"2022-10-26T07:02:13","date_gmt":"2022-10-26T07:02:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hoptraveler.com\/index.php\/2022\/10\/26\/meet-eva-the-polar-scientist-heading-to-antarctica-with-intrepid-in-2023\/"},"modified":"2022-10-26T07:02:13","modified_gmt":"2022-10-26T07:02:13","slug":"meet-eva-the-polar-scientist-heading-to-antarctica-with-intrepid-in-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hoptraveler.com\/index.php\/2022\/10\/26\/meet-eva-the-polar-scientist-heading-to-antarctica-with-intrepid-in-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet Eva, the polar scientist heading to Antarctica with Intrepid in 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Eva Prendergast is a polar scientist, photographer, naturalist and marine mammal specialist \u2013 and she or he\u2019s bringing all of her experience to Antarctica as one in all Intrepid\u2019s on-board consultants for our 2023 season. Here\u2019s what she\u2019s most wanting ahead to on her upcoming expeditions.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Eva Prendergast has at all times liked the ocean. While her childhood pals have been fawning over celebrities and musicians, Eva was obsessive about a bottlenose dolphin in Ireland referred to as Fungie. She spent all her spare time studying books in regards to the ocean and making an attempt to determine how she may flip her ardour right into a profession.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy school was encouraging us to be a doctor, be a lawyer, be something that society tells you to be; studying whales was definitely not one of those things,\u201d Eva (initially from the UK) says from her new house in Reykjavik, Iceland. \u201cI wanted to learn about Antarctica and the Arctic and about how to help preserve them. It took a while for me to find a path and realise this could be a career.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Eva_ship.jpg\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==\" fifu-lazy=\"1\" fifu-data-sizes=\"auto\" fifu-data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Eva_ship.jpg?ssl=1&w=75&resize=75&ssl=1 75w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Eva_ship.jpg?ssl=1&w=100&resize=100&ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Eva_ship.jpg?ssl=1&w=150&resize=150&ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Eva_ship.jpg?ssl=1&w=240&resize=240&ssl=1 240w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Eva_ship.jpg?ssl=1&w=320&resize=320&ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Eva_ship.jpg?ssl=1&w=500&resize=500&ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Eva_ship.jpg?ssl=1&w=640&resize=640&ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Eva_ship.jpg?ssl=1&w=800&resize=800&ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Eva_ship.jpg?ssl=1&w=1024&resize=1024&ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Eva_ship.jpg?ssl=1&w=1280&resize=1280&ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Eva_ship.jpg?ssl=1&w=1600&resize=1600&ssl=1 1600w\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" fifu-data-src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Eva_ship.jpg?ssl=1\" alt=\"A woman standing on the bow of a ship with her arms in the air\" class=\"wp-image-56985\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Eva_ship.jpg?ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Eva_ship-425x239.jpg 425w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Eva_ship-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Eva_ship-585x329.jpg 585w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"\/><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==\" fifu-lazy=\"1\" fifu-data-sizes=\"auto\" fifu-data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Eva_ship.jpg?ssl=1&w=75&resize=75&ssl=1 75w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Eva_ship.jpg?ssl=1&w=100&resize=100&ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Eva_ship.jpg?ssl=1&w=150&resize=150&ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Eva_ship.jpg?ssl=1&w=240&resize=240&ssl=1 240w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Eva_ship.jpg?ssl=1&w=320&resize=320&ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Eva_ship.jpg?ssl=1&w=500&resize=500&ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Eva_ship.jpg?ssl=1&w=640&resize=640&ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Eva_ship.jpg?ssl=1&w=800&resize=800&ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Eva_ship.jpg?ssl=1&w=1024&resize=1024&ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Eva_ship.jpg?ssl=1&w=1280&resize=1280&ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Eva_ship.jpg?ssl=1&w=1600&resize=1600&ssl=1 1600w\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" fifu-data-src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Eva_ship.jpg?ssl=1\" alt=\"A woman standing on the bow of a ship with her arms in the air\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-56985\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Eva_ship.jpg?ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Eva_ship-425x239.jpg 425w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Eva_ship-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Eva_ship-585x329.jpg 585w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>Eva accomplished her Masters in Polar Science and began working at a few of the most prestigious universities and museums on the planet. According to her, \u201cEverything came together \u2013 my love of the ocean, polar regions and whales.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>These days she\u2019s a polar scientist by commerce, however she has additionally taken on a wide range of roles within the expedition business: photographer, common naturalist, marine mammal specialist, citizen science coordinator, head of science, and assistant expedition chief. And now she\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/antarctica\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">on the brink of set sail once more with Intrepid<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m so excited to work with Intrepid in Antarctica on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/boats-ships\/ocean-endeavour\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ocean Endeavour<\/a> in 2023,\u201d she says. \u201cI\u2019ll be on board for the majority of the season \u2013 four months.\u201d Spending 1 \/ 4 of a yr at sea will not be for everybody, and Eva admits the road between work and life can get just a little blurred (\u201cit\u2019s not like you clock off each day\u201d), however the rewards are price it. \u201cThis isn\u2019t a job for me,\u201d she says. \u201cIt\u2019s what I love to do.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Along with whales, the ocean and the planet\u2019s polar areas, Eva\u2019s different ardour is science communications, and she or he\u2019s wanting ahead to incorporating that into her Intrepid expeditions. \u201cScience communications involves sharing science with a larger audience beyond academia,\u201d she says. \u201cIt allows the general public to learn about what\u2019s often pretty complex subject matters, but in a very digestible way.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Eva_Zodiac.jpg\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==\" fifu-lazy=\"1\" fifu-data-sizes=\"auto\" fifu-data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Eva_Zodiac.jpg?ssl=1&w=75&resize=75&ssl=1 75w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Eva_Zodiac.jpg?ssl=1&w=100&resize=100&ssl=1 100w, 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585w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"\/><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==\" fifu-lazy=\"1\" fifu-data-sizes=\"auto\" fifu-data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Eva_Zodiac.jpg?ssl=1&w=75&resize=75&ssl=1 75w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Eva_Zodiac.jpg?ssl=1&w=100&resize=100&ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Eva_Zodiac.jpg?ssl=1&w=150&resize=150&ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Eva_Zodiac.jpg?ssl=1&w=240&resize=240&ssl=1 240w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Eva_Zodiac.jpg?ssl=1&w=320&resize=320&ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Eva_Zodiac.jpg?ssl=1&w=500&resize=500&ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Eva_Zodiac.jpg?ssl=1&w=640&resize=640&ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Eva_Zodiac.jpg?ssl=1&w=800&resize=800&ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Eva_Zodiac.jpg?ssl=1&w=1024&resize=1024&ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Eva_Zodiac.jpg?ssl=1&w=1280&resize=1280&ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Eva_Zodiac.jpg?ssl=1&w=1600&resize=1600&ssl=1 1600w\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" fifu-data-src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Eva_Zodiac.jpg?ssl=1\" alt=\"A woman wearing a beanie and blue jacket standing on an inflatable boat in the Antarctic\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-56984\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Eva_Zodiac.jpg?ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Eva_Zodiac-425x239.jpg 425w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Eva_Zodiac-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Eva_Zodiac-585x329.jpg 585w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>And whereas Eva has had the privilege of visiting Antarctica just a few instances, she recognises the importance of the journey for her fellow travellers. \u201cFor most people, going to Antarctica is at the top of their bucket list; they\u2019ve been saving for years to go there,\u201d she says. \u201cThat energy when you\u2019re with them is unparalleled, so you want to make that experience as memorable as possible.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As a wildlife lover, one in all Eva\u2019s favorite issues about her job is whale recognizing with passengers. \u201cWhether it\u2019s spotting a whale in the wild for the first time or a new species they haven\u2019t seen, sharing that in such a pristine environment as Antarctica never gets old,\u201d Eva says. And although it sounds apparent, Eva finds visitors are sometimes shocked at how \u2013 effectively \u2013 massive whales are. \u201cHearing the audible gasps from guests when they realise the sheer scale of them is really something else.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Antarctica is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/how-can-a-responsible-tour-operator-still-run-trips-to-antarctica\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a tough place to journey to responsibly<\/a>, so Eva recommends doing all of your analysis earlier than reserving a visit. \u201cIt has so much to do with the tour operator you go with, and that they\u2019re aware of the local rules, regulations, and laws,\u201d she says. \u201cIntrepid\u2019s Ocean Endeavour ship is under the IAATO \u2013 the International Association of Antarctica Tour Operators \u2013 so it adheres to all those guidelines of travelling in a respectful and responsible way.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019ve been umming and ahhing about whether or not or to not journey to Antarctica, Eva has one piece of recommendation: go. \u201cIt really is a once-in-a-lifetime experience, and is something that you\u2019ll never regret doing,\u201d she says. \u201cIf you keep waking up thinking \u2018I really want to do this\u2019, pull the trigger and go.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Eva Prendergast is a polar scientist, photographer, naturalist and marine mammal specialist \u2013 and she or he\u2019s bringing all of her experience to Antarctica as one in all Intrepid\u2019s on-board consultants for our 2023 season. Here\u2019s what she\u2019s most wanting ahead to on her upcoming expeditions. 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