Sunday, September 26, 2010

Weekly Reflections - Week 7


Technically, I have been gone for two months now. I have been in Akiak for seven weeks. I am starting to feel like I want to get out for a bit. I'm thinking maybe I'll hit Anchorage for Thanksgiving break. I am being social here and I'm loving the new friends I'm making. But the urge to get out is getting stronger. I know people who have boats but I hate asking them if I could tag along. Maybe I'm being to nice about things. Should I start inviting myself on their boat trips to Bethel? I think I'll put the word out that I'd love to go to Bethel.....

It's funny, I really don't mind the isolation. It doesn't bother me being thousands of miles from home & hundreds of miles from the nearest city. I don't mind being out of the loop news wise. I like being away from it all...but sometimes I need to get my civilized "fix".

I do feel like I'm at the school a bunch. I am going to try to stay after school more during the week so I can get a break from the actual building during the weekends. There's no time for planning except on my own time. I work a longer school day than I'm used to & there's only a half hour window to hit the post office before it closes. My schedule is pretty tight.

I guess I'm just feelin' antsy. It's supposed to snow next week. I'm so looking forward to that. I can't wait to experience my first Alaskan snowfall. It's gonna be sweet!

Fall seems to have happened in a matter of weeks. There's still some leaves on the trees but it went from green to yellow to leaves falling so fast. It's pretty but wow, winter's coming!

The funny thing is that being out here isn't all that exciting anymore. Life has settled down. I mostly work & meet my friends for movie nights. I'm loving it here, but it's not really exciting. I could see myself staying out here for a while.

I know those of you hoping to follow my exciting love life are probably wondering if there's anything I'm not posting....nope. Sorry. One man working on the road offered me a ride in his truck, but I don't accept rides from strangers....it's really easy to disappear out here. No thank you. So the Miss is staying a Miss! And let me warn you ladies hoping to move out to Alaska to meet all the available men. They aren't found in villages. Sorry. Stick to the more urban areas. And yes, bush pilots are cool but you have to be near a bush plane to meet them....which I haven't been.

And that's it for me....for now....enjoy the heat California....It's 50 degrees colder here.

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