Tag: galley

The Life of a Galley Worker

My alarm goes off in the dark. My phone blinks 5:25 a.m. (or 3:25 a.m. depending on the day). Our room has no windows, so I get ready by the light of my headlamp so as to not wake Richard. After a trip down the hall to the bathroom, I reluctantly put on my uniform. […]

Day 1 at McMurdo

Richard had to spend a couple of hours in the middle of the night treating a patient that was staying in the medical building overnight before they could be evacuated. Then, he got up super early to go back in and relieve the Navy doctor who had stayed with the patient overnight. So, I showed […]