I will be flying to Tununak on May 11th! My husband & son will be coming, too! I can't wait to show them where I lived for 5+ years! I'm very excited to return to Tununak. Quyana to the Seniors, Class of 2016, who invited me to their graduation celebration on May 13th! See you soon! :-)

Sunday, April 1 - Friday, April 6I spent my Spring Break in Tununak packing up my belongings I could not replace and selling everything else in a rummage sale. It's amazing how much STUFF someone can accumulate over 5 years. It was bittersweet to be back in Tununak, my second home. I was so busy packing that I really did not have much time to ( Read more... )

I am now a teacher at Buffalo Middle School. I am teaching 7th & 8th grade math. Today was the first day of 2nd semester, and my first day of school ( Read more... )

I’m glad to be home, but I also miss my Alaska life that I have grown to love. It will be nice to have a break from Alaska - and see what I have been missing the past 5 years while away.

What I miss . . . . - Yuraq - I love to Eskimo Dance ( Read more... )

Saturday, October 29 ( Read more... )

It was a bitter sweet day, I was sad to leave Newtok, but also excited for my next adventure. Every year is different and you just never know what next year might bring ( Read more... )

While George was out hunting seals, another boat came across a beluga. George’s hunting party as well as another boat passing by helped bring in a huge beluga. It was the talk of the village the past 2 days. Almost everyone went out to the shoreline to watch the beluga get butchered and distributed to every household ( Read more... )

Besides teaching High School Math classes all day, I have one period of Personal Life Skills. This is a required course for graduating. I went to Bethel last week for training in the RealCare Babies ( Read more... )

October 14-15 in Kipnuk, AK ( Read more... )

This was my 2nd time ever taking a steam (See the journal entry from February 21, 2011, for a more detailed description ( Read more... )