Heading to a Winter Wonderland!
I am minutes away from heading home to pack and be ready for my flight tomorrow to Anchorage for a 10 day trip of doing nothing in the wilds of Kotlik Alaska… well maybe not nothing. I hope to wander...
View ArticleA Plane Conversation
I’m on a plane heading to Seattle and on to Anchorage where I met a fascinating Foreign Service officer who is flying home to say goodbye to his grandmother before she passes on. We had a fascinating...
View ArticleHow to spend the night in Anchorage
So my couchsurfer that I set up didn’t come through when I got to Anchorage, no biggy, just changes plans. The town is empty from tourists so finding a hostel wasn’t hard, and it wasn’t ridiculously...
View ArticleNative bridges
I just walked back from a mini-potlatch (similar to a pow-pow or multi-family gathering) at the community center and am digesting thanksgiving dinner from several hours ago while mulling thoughts of...
View ArticleFrom Native Alaska to Internet TV
I’m back in DC! Actually I’ve been back for 3 days now, but I’ve been catching up and managed to get hit hard by yet another sinus infection. The flight home was a bit questionable for a while, but it...
View ArticleSanta outsources to Alaska National Guard
Apparently the Alaska National Guard actually did fly a C-130 with presents to Kotlik not to long after I left. I heard they were considering it from Elise, but didn’t give it much thought till my Mom...
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