Name: Mitch Britton
Nicknames: Mitch, Loki
From: Lithgow NSW
Previous seasons: Casey 18/19 & 21/22
Job title: BSS/Electrician & Postie
Describe your role in two sentences: Work with each of the trades to help organise and get stuff done and jump on the tools in between.
What did you do before your joined the AAD? Underground coal mine sparkie.
What is your favourite part of your job here at Mawson? Working in with everyone around station and the added challenges the environment makes.
If you were not a electrician what would be your dream job? Aid worker.
How does this season at Mawson compare to your previous seasons down south? Windier, but good people each time is the common denominator.
What do you like to do in your spare time? Sit in the dog room with a cup of tea and enjoy the view.
What song sums up your Mawson experience so far? Sandstorm by Darude.
What actor would play you in a film version of our 76th ANARE season here at Mawson? Animal from the Muppets.
What is your favourite hut for field trips and why? Rum Doodle, for its creature comforts.
Favourite piece of Australian Antarctic Division kit? My wristlets.
What is your favourite book / movie (or both) and why? The Alchemist and Forrest Gump, story telling at its finest.
What is your typical 'Slushy FM' genre? Do you have a particular favourite? Anything and everything. Upbeat just before knock off to lure the helpers in for a hand at the end of the night.
Describe your Mawson experience with: a sight, a smell, a sound, a feeling and a taste. The sun setting over Horseshoe Harbour, Nick's cooking permeating the red shed, the lunch bell over the radio, feeling puffed walking up from the workshop, the delicious fare Nick provides as Chef.
Do you have a favourite quote that you’d like to leave us with? The most important thing in the Olympic games is not to win but to take part, just as the important thing in life is not the triumph but the struggle. The essential thing is not to have conquered but to have fought well. - Pierre de Coubertin
Mitch (Mawson BSS)