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You can look at IceCube's website - https://icecube.wisc.edu/category/news/life-at-the-pole/

That's a condensed public-friendly version of the weekly reports we submit during the year. Frequently updated.

Probably the best complete blog is Raffi's, she's got more than one person inspired to apply for the job:

https://nechnif.net/

I think I read it one sitting and I put my application in a couple of months later, it's a really wonderful account.

There are also several people who vlogged their experiences (Joe Spins the Globe, Gone Venturing, etc)



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