Nepugilnguq unuk, agleghnalghii unuk, nekeggmelnguq, nighulghii, uvitnga taghnughhaamllu, agleghnalghii taghnughhaq nepugilnguq, qavalghii nekeggmelleghqun, qilagem nekeggmellghakun. That makes as much sense to you all as Matt’s post made to me. 😀 Can you figure out what it is?

From my kitchen window: Yes, those are reindeer on the ice. Yesterday, we saw waves and open water! Updated photos:

Is about how I feel right now. I’ve been traveling a fair bit lately, and I’m exhausted. The conference I am at right now in Shaktoolik was really eye-opening. It was about English Language Immersion and how to help English Language Learners become successful in school, giving us employable classroom strategies to aid in student…

I need a hat. Not only do I need one, here’s the shocker: I WILL WEAR ONE! That’s where you all come in. If I am to wear a hat, it needs to be a fun hat. A funky hat. And a warm one. The wind here is strong. And I’ve found, for the first…

Yesterday, just outside my home, I had the pleasure of viewing a whale cresting up out of the ocean. Just amazing. I did not have my camera with me, or even think about getting it, so no pics of it, unfortunately. But it was a pretty incredible sight.

From my kitchen window: On my walk to school:

I woke up to the sound of the ocean pounding on the shore. This morning is bright and sunny, without the fog that has obscured the view and the sun for the last week. The day is gorgeous, with enough wind to keep it cool. It’s 54° right now and absolutely beautiful. Can it stay…

We arrived in Savoonga on Sunday. After a rather questionable flight (it was extremely foggy in SVA) and the other airline had cancelled their flight to SVA, our airline decided to fly us out. That was an adventure. We descended from the fog, completely blind, to finally see that we were flying about 25 feet…

Is what we’ve spent the last 16 hours on. And with a much lighter purse, I ended up with this: 10 of those green totes and 3 of those flattened boxes contain my non-perishible provisions for the next few months. I’m good at packing – the totes (boxes) can weigh no more than 70 lbs.…

We have safely arrived in Anchorage. It was kind of wild to fly from Denver to here and not see the sun actually set or move further west in the sky. The flight was eventless, save for a bumpy flight outside of Denver due to some severe thunderstorms. Our plane arrived after our connection was…