Category Archives: Alaska

Teaching in rural Alaska

Winding down the long, twisting road, I am driving to my new teaching assignment.  I realize how fortunate I am to be able to “drive” into the village.  In other Alaskan villages, teachers are flown in, dropped off, and left … Continue reading

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Traveler’s Guide to the Prince of Wales Island, Alaska

The ferry to the Prince of Wales Island only leaves once a day from Ketchikan, Alaska: at 3:30 in the afternoon.  You should have made reservations, because when it is full, you will have to wait until the next day.  … Continue reading

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Happy Limericks written on a rainy day

The boats on the bay are all green. The fish in the nets are all clean. And the fisherman’s wife, scales fish with her knife and dances all night in her dreams. —r.d.greeley

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The Trip north

After my husband had driven me across the northern route from Virginia to Washington state, it was time to make the drive to Alaska.  My father asked to come with me.  Apparently, some of my family were worried about me … Continue reading

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Spirit Guides

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