Winter Is On The Way!

Wow, the last few weeks have been so busy! In the past 6 weeks I have been to Teller 2x, Wales 2x, Anchorage, and Unalakleet. So very ready for things to start slowing down! We've been getting some snow over the last couple weeks, just a few inches though so far. The sea is beginning to get slushy and the high temps have been in the low 20s. Winter is definitely on the way and I am ready. Hoping to soon be able to get my snowmachine out and start riding! My house is really coming along, enjoying the life of owning my own home, or the banks home for now I guess. Right now at work we have 25 students, they are here studying Art, Aviation, and Driver's Ed. They keep me hopping! Well, it is almost 2am here, so I guess it is time for bed.

Alaska On TV

CNN made a trip to Little Diomede, Alaska. Here is the link to view the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mg0l-PinkZE Also, Discovery Channel is running a series on the Iditarod. View details at: http://dsc.discovery.com/tv/iditarod/iditarod.html Particularly read about Rick Holt, I used to work with him when he worked for Bering Strait School District. http://dsc.discovery.com/tv/iditarod/bios/holt.html

Days Are Getting Shorter

Wow, is it really that time of year again, shorter days, frost, cold... Right now, 2:30pm Thursday, it is 35 degrees. Daylight today of 11 hours 8 minutes, loss of 6 minutes 32 seconds from yesterday. Possibility of snow tonight, tomorrow, next few days. Where did the summer go? What little of a summer we had this year. But, the sun is shining and the Northern Lights were out last night when I was driving home from work. Here's to the start of another winter, snow, parka's, snowmachines, blustery wind...

Lots of Traveling

Our first session ended last Friday, had 21 students. I, along with three chaperones, will be taking 19 of those students to Anchorage October 5-8. We will attend the college fair there, where over 200 schools from around the world will be represented, as well as visit the local university and a couple vocational schools. It is always a fun trip. This past Monday evening I flew up to Wales, where I am school counselor at this year. Was there until yesterday morning. I was suppose to go to Little Diomede yesterday afternoon, but the chopper was still out being worked on. I could see Little Diomede, which belongs to the USA, from Wales. Even better, it was clear enough I could also see Big Diomede, which belongs to Russia. There are about 3 miles between Little and Big Diomede. Today, I am taking off work. Then tomorrow and Saturday I plan to go to Teller. I will work at the school on Friday and then Saturday attend their Cultural Festival, watch the dancing, it is always fun. Well, time to start getting ready, going to meet a friend for lunch.

A New School Year!

We started back to work at NACTEC last week with in-service all week. This week, back to traveling. Monday and Tuesday I went to Teller. It was a good trip, I really enjoy going out there. Today and tomorrow I am going to Gambell, which is out on St. Lawrence Island, approximately 30 miles from Russia! Hopefully it will be clear skies for a nice plane ride out. Next week I plan to go to Wales. I am traveling to recruit NACTEC students. Along with that, I am school counselor this year at Teller and Wales. This is my fourth year as school counselor in Teller and my first in Wales. The weather here has been interesting. We had a wet, cold summer. Then it got absolutely beautiful out when it was time to start back to work. This summer, we broke heat records twice and a cold record once. Sounds kind of funny. This past Sunday was one of the days we broke a heat record, it hit 70. Right now at 8:45am it is 29 degrees. Brrr... Well, I'd better finish packing and get myself to the airport.