Join Akash’s Live Arctic QA
By Akash // Friday 21 Sep // 10:04:11 // 147 Comments
Join Akash’s Live Arctic QA
Fri 21st Sept, 10.30am GMT (11.30am UK)
Following Akash’s video diary broadcast he will be online live from the Arctic for 30 minutes to hear your responses and to answer any more questions. The live QA will take place on this page from 10.30am GMT onwards on Fri 21st Sept. To take part check back and follow the instructions below.
Watch Akash’s video diary »
View the initial questions »
How to take part in the Arctic QA
This Arctic QA session will open at 10.30am (GMT). For 30 minutes following this Akash will log in and be available to hear your response to the video diary and answer any questions you have.
*IMPORTANT* (After 10.30am GMT) “Refresh” or “Reload” this page using your web browser “Refresh” button. You will see a comments box appear below. If you are from Villiers High School login to your account (use the login link in the footer or above the comment box) and then enter your questions and comments.
*IMPORTANT* During the session you need to “Refresh” or “Reload” this page every few minutes to see new comments and follow the discussion. If you can’t see anything happening refresh the page!
Tags: QA Sessions· Akash
Hi all, Akash’s QA is now open. We’ve opened a bit early to give Akash a head start. If you’re here and would like to join in just jump in. Add your comments using the box below.
Hello everyone
Hi Sarah
The temperature here is around 3 degrees
Yesterday I went swimming in the Arctic sea that was fun 79 degrees bring it on
Hey Akash! I am very impressed with this whole swimming around glaciers malarkey! Just so you know, Villiers’ are watching your video at the moment, and then they’ll be online to chat to you.
Tell me a bit more about your Indian instrument, by the way…Have you played it much?
Hi Akash, good to see you on the web, your video and comments have been very interesting.
Thanks could you tell everyone to come on
Hi Jess
didnt play much as we have been very busy but it is called a tumbi
hi akash how u doing
I am good hows ansh
I have been swimming in Arctic waters that was so fun
ansh is great he says hello ..he is here now…he watches on the website all the time
Sabelo and Hannah (Creative Partnerships) are filming in your school today. They’re going to interview Owen.
Thats great Jess
Hello Ansh
Bob the Builder can we fix it
What did you wear to go swimming? Did someone have lots of wet / dry suits?
We went in our swimming trunks or shorts and t shirts
he says yes we can….the photographs have been great online…did u see mrs lim from Blair Peach she watched your video this morning aswell..she did leave a comment
hi akash,
4l is waiting for your reply.
Hi 4L
How are you Hi Purva
I am having so much fun
How was the football? What team were you on?
We wll be playing football tomorrow
Oh, ok. SO, come one, tell me about the Indian instrument you took up…have you played it much?
Yer well I have played it a bit but not much as we leave early and come back late most of the time
hi akash,
arun asks if u support liverpool. mrs lim asks did she teach you literacy.
4L do you have any questions
what is the farest you have swam in 3 degrees.
by rosie
hi!
naranjan asks how are you and if your cold?
Are you getting much sleep (I saw you saying that a boat made loads of noise coming in!). What time have you all been getting up / going to bed?
I do support liverpool and I think she did teach me I am not to sure
4l asks what do u have for breakfast lunch and dinner.
Well we get to bed at aboyt 10:30 11pm and eat breakfeast at 8
hey akash how is it there and how cold is it
hafsa from villiers
can we send some naughty children over there.
we have ceral bread soup curry hotdogs burritoes
4L -Akash is having so much fun, I’m not sure sending naughty kids after him is much of a punishment!
Hi hafsa it is very cold around here
do u wear shoes with spikes to grip the ice?
and are u likin it there
hafsa from villiers
Sounds as though that schooner is seriously stocked up! Do you think you’ll be in school on Monday morning
Only good children should come as it would be good children who sail the boat
can u send a plane to pick us all up?
We dont wear shoes with spikes as there is not much ice
dodo u miss ur mum
hafsa from villiers
Hi Akash…
Hope you’re having fun! Actually missing you - surprised? We’re all ok at home. Ansh keeps asking where you are. And by the way we have four new fish.. and a new tank lol
Take care hun. See you when you get back. Chandni xx
We could
are there any plants and flowers? have u seen the midnight sun?
akash all my work collegues say hello and well done…
im ismail and i want to know about how much the water rizes
Do we have a new tank
yes
what kind of activites do u there
ansh happened to the other one!
what are you doing today?
Well I can tell you that on one glacier around 2meters of ice melts each day
what is the air temp?
would you want to live there?
is hard there
iqra would love to go there.
Hi Akash, this is Miss Carey - is it an amazing place? Describe it to us!
Well I dont realy know but in 50 years it will go up buy 6 meters
can u
can u see the effectes of globle warming
do u know some of the sciencetists names? danyal asks if he can play football on ice.
bring me a present when you come
when are you going to come back?
Well this place is amazing it is so slient all you can see around you is glaciers and snow and then some more snow and ice
I am coming back on Sunday
You can play football on ice but you will probally fall
what do u do in the evening? have any polar bears tried to atack u? do u play board games?
is it really nice there
Hey it is Chantelle here. Do you enjoy it there? If you could, would you ever live there?
i like penguins
I have seen a polar bear it was like 30 meters away from us and we normally sit on deck in the evenings
what is the name of the boat you went in? arun asks if there are any birds there.
i like the cold
I am realy liking it here but i think i wiuld not live here as it is a very differnt life style here
I guess you haven’t had time to try drawing or painting the landscape -but have you taken lots of pictures to show us? (Apart from the fantastic ones on the site!)
hey its siar.
i hope you are enjoyin and havin fun there. i wanted to know whether its really cold there or not and how do you feel ? i really wanna go there and see how it is..
tc.
the boat is called the Noordilict and there are lots of birds
can u come in next week to telll us about this amazing trip.
Hi Akash, Miss Carey again - di you get sea-sick on the voyage?
To answer Arun’s question for Akash, I think that there are actually lots of birds there -although I hear that many of the one they’ve seen haven’t been particularly alive…
alright bye and thanks for chatting to us.
miss u. xx purva and 4L
Hi siar it is pretty cold here and you probally will never see anything like this here again
can you see pinguinos outside your bedroom because i love them
Bye 4l
i would like to go there because i like penguins
No I have not got sea sick
Hi all, I’ve just uploaded the VERY latest video from Akash. Check it out here: http://voyage4.capefarewell.com/2007/09/21/latest-video-from-akash/
are your feet cold?
There are no penguins here
hello !!!!!!!!!!!!akash how r u there do you miss villiers
ello, its harkamal ere
dah gyal frm the party . wen u cumin bak?
Some days your feet get cold when the temperature changes but most days they are warm
i love snow its so nice
I am coming back on Sunday\monday
I dont realy miss Villiers
wat u doing im sourish the boy who loves cricket
Well thats very good keep it up
Which do you think you’ve worked on more successfully; your art or your science project?
I think Science
hello akash
what do u eat there…….. anyway u kl dere
Keep playing cricket and eat lots of fish to become even better
Is that because you got to work with scientists up there? It sounds like they’ve been very helpful! Do you think you might stay in contact when you’re back to help you some more?
Well i eat most food I would get if i was at home the cook is great
4l are you there
i like fish bring me some bak 2 eat plz
Yer i thinki would
I will see what i can do
what type do you like
Is there anything you’ll be bringing back with you? I know there are lots of rules about what you can take from Svalbard!
The fish migght go funny on the way back it is a long way
i never had a pet bring me a penguin plz
There are no penguins here in the arctic bit there are in the antartic
I will be bringing back a rug mage from animal fur
hey Akash, great latest video piece, love the location and background!
Really? Wow! Where did you get that from?
Yer i do stay warm here with lots of cloths on
Thanls Kathy
Has this trip made given you any ideas as to what you may want to do in the future?
I brought it from a fur shop
akash how do u go to toilet :d kam xxx
mahaahahahamwahaha
my latest video is up so watch it you will ike it it is very nice
Hey Kam, there are toilets on-board the boat! It’s very well equipped
No there are 4 toilets on board the boat
But one of them got flooded today
send some fish 4 me and my village! plzx
In longyearbien
Bye Akash, safe journey back…we have to go….but this has been fun from 9HA
I cant send fish it will go very funny and wont be able to eat
Yuck! That sounds bad. So what kinds of shops are around then? -I’m guessing they’re mainly to do with keeping dry / warm
Thanks see you soon
yer they are in long there is a mall
Wow - so have you all got a chance to go shopping? What kinds of things have people bought?
Everyone I got to go now my time is over as I need to get back on the boat so i will see you all when i get back bye
Lots of things
Bye
watch my video
it is very good
Bye Akash! Thanks for talking to us! Say hi to everyone for me!
see you soon Bye Mum Ansh Jess 4L Kathy and Villiers
Nicole and I will watch your video right now -and Mr. Dow says that the videos are being played in geography and science lessons!
I will tell them
They will like that
Bye watch the video
Akash’s QA is now closed. Thanks for joining us!