has anyone know of people living away from cilivsation like in remote parts of antartica?
check this out
http://www-new.aad.gov.au/default.asp?content=dynamic&title=Living+in+Antarctica+FAQs&casid=1457&docid=1119&type=1&children=Q: Is it very different living in Antarctica?
A: In some obvious ways it is different from Australia, such as living among snow and ice and having very long periods of darkness in winter and light in summer. And of course it is very cold and often windy, like the top of a mountain. Living "in the field", away from the main station, you experience this difference very strongly.
In other ways Antarctic life is quite like "home" - people at the stations have fully insulated living and working quarters with their own rooms and bath/toilet facilities. The food is also very similar to what you would eat at home, although there is less fresh fruit and vegetables. Like at home, people must be able to live and work alongside other people and learn to be tolerant and supportive of others. This is sometimes difficult in a small community of 20 or so people living close to each other for many months.
Q. What food do you eat?
A. People eat pretty much the same things that you eat at home in Australia. Such as potatoes, chicken, beef, ice cream, etc. All the good stuff. There is a chef on station who cooks most of the meals. As a result, you get a good variety of meals on station. Often there will be a theme night, such as an indian banquet. On these occasions, not only is the food prepared according to the theme, but many expeditions will also come in an appropriate costume.
One point to remember though is that it all food is delivered during the summer resupply. In order for it to last for an entire year, much of the food is frozen, or tinned. Each ship into station will typically deliver "fresh" fruit and vegatbles - but these have already been on a ship for several weeks. We also have hydroponics in hot house conditions to grow a few fresh vegetables like lettuce and tomatoes. These are used to augment the winter food supplies.
Not all food that is eaten on station can be taken out into the field. The main examples of this is poultry (chicken, eggs, turkey etc). This is to prevent the spread of diseases to Antarctic wildlife, particularly penguins. Recently antibodies to Infectious Bursal Disease Virus (a disease of domestic poultry), were found in penguins, indicating they had previously been exposed to this disease.
