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When extreme experiences create unbridgeable communication gaps

Just finished my second Arctic expedition and my family keeps asking what it was like, but I literally cannot find words that don't sound completely insane.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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Some experiences exile us from ordinary language and shared understanding.

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“Where Are You with Extreme environments — poles high altitude deep ocean?”

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