Roald Amundsen

Yesterday marked 100 years since Roald Amundsen became the first person to make it to the South Pole! I am not certain how we are related but we are and I'm proud to be! We are connected, he and I, in more than my grandfather sharing his name. I come from a long line of Norwegians from the land north of the Arctic Circle, also known as Lapland, with a love for the snow and cold. The same adventurous spirit that compelled Roald on has driven me to places a small fraction of people have ever been. I have never been to such a remote place as the South Pole, but I one day hope to make it there and a thousand other places. Thank you Roald for your passion and spirit which now flows in my veins.