What does an Exploration Geologist do?

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Video Script:
1) Live Recording – A day in the life of a geophysical explorer
2) My name is Qu.
3) I got married in 2007, my wife stays at home since then and I work here.
4) For some reasons I start this job.
5) I have thought about working here 1-2 month, then I would find some other jobs in the coastal cities.
6) But I found that I am good at geophysical exploration in the wild.
7) As a new comer, I am better than the seniors.
8) With time, I began to like this job.
9) Fengshunchang 3D Seismic Project
10) In this project, over 8 square kilometers is an area of human free zone.
11) Only 2 roads cross this area. It’s difficult to come here.
12) For the men I brought here, some of them left, not because they were afraid.
13) They were physically unable to continue the job.
14) I understand them, really.
15) But 90% of them are still staying here.
16) With the belief to finish what they choose to start.
17) They are capable of doing this job.
18) Beware of wild animals in the jungle, and leave any items that may cause a fire.
19) Be careful, stay together, take care of your partner, ok?
20) Most of my workmates are young men, and this one is my cousin.
21) He went to college, and has worked with me for one year.
22) My name is Wei, graduated from Chongqing University in 2013.
23) Coincidently, my brother asked me to help him on this exploration project.
24) And I also started to like this job since then.
25) When did you start this job, Jiang?
26) October 1st.
27) Not too long though.
28) But these are the best lessons for the new comers. They are the best.
29) This was the farthest human-free zone on this project.
30) It reaches about 2800 meters in altitude.
31) Each of us carried 15 pieces of SmartSolo, walking about 5 hours to reach the first stop.
32) It is the most beautiful place in the world, although there are bears and snakes.
33) But we are well trained from BGP, and equipped with proper tools, medicine and enough food.
34) These are big projects, and we haven’t stopped, living in tents in the wild for months.
35) I got used to this kind of life, sweating a lot, get dry, and repeat.
36) Are you drunk?
37) I feel good.
38) Of course, I miss my home.
39) Sometimes I dream at home.
40) And waked up in the tent.
41) Many of us had the same dream.
42) Thanks for the communication technology.
43) I could see them via the video chat, much better than before.
44) For my son, I want to see him face to face.
45) He got himself a new pillow, you see.
46) Is that your new pillow?
47) Ok, my battery is low.
48) Bye
49) We have done two human-free zones so far.
50) Let’s be stronger and finish them safely and quickly.
51) Mountain top, finally here we are.
52) Make yourself a winter - whenever and wherever.