Free time in the middle of nowhere Mike, Stella and Juan don’t live in ordinary places. They’ve all got very different jobs, but what do they do in their free time? Mike The British Antarctic Survey (BAS) has got five research stations in Antarctica. I work as a chef at the Rothera research station. There are one hundred biologists, engineers, doctors and chefs here in the summer, but only twenty-two of us in the winter. I like my job, but cooking isn’t my hobby! I’m interested in art, and I enjoy drawing and painting pictures of Antarctica. We also play football on the ice at the research station. In the evening, I play computer games. insight Elementary Student’s Book Unit 2 pp.24–25 © Oxford University Press 20 14 1 Stella I live in Findhorn ecovillage. It’s a community of 300 people in Scotland. We all live and work together. We have our own bank and money! I work on the community farm. I’m interested in singing and dancing, and I go to a dance class every week at the dance studio in the village. At the weekend, I often go skateboarding when the weather’s good. When it rains, I love meeting my friends at home. Juan I’m an engineer and I work at the Paranal Observatory in the Atacama desert, Chile. The desert environment is perfect for the Observatory’s telescopes. In my free time, I love sport, but it’s difficult here because the Atacama desert is 2,400 metres above sea level. Sometimes I go cycling in the desert, but we also have a swimming pool, a gym and a music studio at the Observatory. I play the drums and I go swimming. I’m also into rock climbing in the gym. A001998 insight Elementary Student’s Book Unit 2 pp.24–25 © Oxford University Press 20 14 2.