Juana Summers
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So we're seeing this in real time. And that is definitely the case when we took off on this dog sled. Like it just, there wasn't enough snow in some stretches, which meant that we were getting off the dog sled at times and running alongside of it.
had you dog sledded before in your life uh nope how would you say you were as a dog sledder i mean i'm i would like to say that i'm very good at following directions um i think it helps that like you i'm a runner so running alongside of it i was definitely looking at my garment like man maybe i should have started my garment my heart rate is really up just get on easier said than done
had you dog sledded before in your life uh nope how would you say you were as a dog sledder i mean i'm i would like to say that i'm very good at following directions um i think it helps that like you i'm a runner so running alongside of it i was definitely looking at my garment like man maybe i should have started my garment my heart rate is really up just get on easier said than done
had you dog sledded before in your life uh nope how would you say you were as a dog sledder i mean i'm i would like to say that i'm very good at following directions um i think it helps that like you i'm a runner so running alongside of it i was definitely looking at my garment like man maybe i should have started my garment my heart rate is really up just get on easier said than done
Yeah, I think it touches every part of life there. When we talked to Stella, the woman who took us out with the dog sleds, or when we talked with a man named Jan Kortzen who took us out on his boat to the icebergs, there is a concern. These are people who have lived in Greenland their whole lives. And they're pointing to these tangible examples every day of how climate has affected them.
Yeah, I think it touches every part of life there. When we talked to Stella, the woman who took us out with the dog sleds, or when we talked with a man named Jan Kortzen who took us out on his boat to the icebergs, there is a concern. These are people who have lived in Greenland their whole lives. And they're pointing to these tangible examples every day of how climate has affected them.
Yeah, I think it touches every part of life there. When we talked to Stella, the woman who took us out with the dog sleds, or when we talked with a man named Jan Kortzen who took us out on his boat to the icebergs, there is a concern. These are people who have lived in Greenland their whole lives. And they're pointing to these tangible examples every day of how climate has affected them.
And the other thing that we heard from them, particularly from Jan Kortzen, is these are all people who depend on tourism, right? They want more people to come to this small town of fewer than 5,000 people to go on their dog sleds, to go out on their boats. But they want to make sure that as Greenland opens up more to the world, the island has invested a ton of money in new airports and stuff.
And the other thing that we heard from them, particularly from Jan Kortzen, is these are all people who depend on tourism, right? They want more people to come to this small town of fewer than 5,000 people to go on their dog sleds, to go out on their boats. But they want to make sure that as Greenland opens up more to the world, the island has invested a ton of money in new airports and stuff.
And the other thing that we heard from them, particularly from Jan Kortzen, is these are all people who depend on tourism, right? They want more people to come to this small town of fewer than 5,000 people to go on their dog sleds, to go out on their boats. But they want to make sure that as Greenland opens up more to the world, the island has invested a ton of money in new airports and stuff.
They want that money to stay locally rather than to benefit outside operators. And that's a really big tension in the small town that we went to, too.
They want that money to stay locally rather than to benefit outside operators. And that's a really big tension in the small town that we went to, too.
They want that money to stay locally rather than to benefit outside operators. And that's a really big tension in the small town that we went to, too.
We were pretty well received. One thing that we were warned about from people that we were talking to in pre-interviews is that there was just a lot of fatigue around international journalists and American journalists. And You could really see that. I mean, as we were walking around Nuke in particular, we saw tons of other journalism, several other big U.S.
We were pretty well received. One thing that we were warned about from people that we were talking to in pre-interviews is that there was just a lot of fatigue around international journalists and American journalists. And You could really see that. I mean, as we were walking around Nuke in particular, we saw tons of other journalism, several other big U.S.
We were pretty well received. One thing that we were warned about from people that we were talking to in pre-interviews is that there was just a lot of fatigue around international journalists and American journalists. And You could really see that. I mean, as we were walking around Nuke in particular, we saw tons of other journalism, several other big U.S.
outlets were there at the same time we were there. People were nice, but people were pretty over it at times. I'll give you just one superficial example. We did a story where we asked people, you know, what they thought about President Trump's ambitions and how they felt about if that were to come to pass, potentially becoming a part of the U.S.
outlets were there at the same time we were there. People were nice, but people were pretty over it at times. I'll give you just one superficial example. We did a story where we asked people, you know, what they thought about President Trump's ambitions and how they felt about if that were to come to pass, potentially becoming a part of the U.S.
outlets were there at the same time we were there. People were nice, but people were pretty over it at times. I'll give you just one superficial example. We did a story where we asked people, you know, what they thought about President Trump's ambitions and how they felt about if that were to come to pass, potentially becoming a part of the U.S.
And we went to a place called Nuke Center, which is like the biggest mall in Greenland. And we're standing there at the doors and we're just like sitting there asking people, hey, do you want to talk to us? Hey, can I ask you a question about President Trump?