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Teaching in Alaska: June 2007
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A young college graduate embarks on a year-long teaching experience in a remote Alaskan village. Wednesday, June 6, 2007. His reply, "The first thing you have to do is learn how to trust me," made the world slow down, like I was watching myself in a movie. A thousand thoughts rushed through my head and I knew that this opportunity was an adventure I couldn't pass up. I answered him with the coolest one-liner I could think of. Okay, let's do this.". Posted by Mr. Flarity. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom).
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Teaching in Alaska: The Future
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A young college graduate embarks on a year-long teaching experience in a remote Alaskan village. Wednesday, October 1, 2008. After four months back in terrific, non-dry Washington, I am still searching for a true conclusion for my experience in Alaska. Something in me says that it isn't a conclusion at all.more like, a beginning. Well I have to go back for six more years to get into the retirement system anyways). Posted by Mr. Flarity. December 16, 2008 at 5:37 AM. Free HD DVR Receiver Upgrade. Nome's N...
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Teaching in Alaska: October 2007
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A young college graduate embarks on a year-long teaching experience in a remote Alaskan village. Wednesday, October 31, 2007. The only pumpkin in Shak-town. I'm really glad my friend Jackie sent me a pumpkin (among many other things) for my birthday. We laughed when she said, "Do you know how much that pumpkin cost me? Junior," the official (only) 2007 jack-o-lantern for Shaktoolik. A spooky sounds cd (track 6: chainsaw buzzing with wailing screams, is my personal favorite). It feels good to have a Shakt...
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Teaching in Alaska: December 2007
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A young college graduate embarks on a year-long teaching experience in a remote Alaskan village. Sunday, December 16, 2007. Some people in town ask me if I'm coming back next year, quite a few actually. I've told them that I will try to have an answer after Christmas, but I don't know if I'll have an answer for them. Here is our school play! Posted by Mr. Flarity. Saturday, December 8, 2007. Self-Portraits on the thawed beach. I made a trek today to this spot:. They're boxing each other in this shot:.
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Teaching in Alaska: January 2008
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A young college graduate embarks on a year-long teaching experience in a remote Alaskan village. Saturday, January 26, 2008. A Real Shaktoolik Storm. The first 50 mph wind storm finally blew into town this week. The locals say it's a little late this year, but it is the first of many vicious blizzards. It doesn't really snow during the storm (or maybe it does? But the wind picks up so much of the snow that's already on the ground, it creates a "white-out" effect:. The only spot of the ice that concerned ...
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Teaching in Alaska: July 2007
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A young college graduate embarks on a year-long teaching experience in a remote Alaskan village. Monday, July 16, 2007. Shipping and Moving Costs. Shipping 35 lb boxes (10) at $30 each = $300 dollars. Note: If a box weighs over 30 lbs there is a $3 surcharge, so if you're going to send a box more than 30 lbs, you might as well make it the max of 70! One-way plane tickets: Seattle to Anchorage = $210. Anchorage to Nome = $200. Nome to Shaktoolik = $190. Costs $377, so that's not too bad.
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Teaching in Alaska: May 2008
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A young college graduate embarks on a year-long teaching experience in a remote Alaskan village. Tuesday, May 20, 2008. My flight leaves in a mere 2 hours. I've never announced this fact on the blog.but I do not intend to return here next year. This truth is leaving me with a somewhat ominous feeling, mixed with the elation of returning home, but there's one thing that I'll be glad about. NO MORE SUNRISES AT 4 am! When we got back, I started a bonfire down by the beach and it attracted all of the village...
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Teaching in Alaska: April 2008
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A young college graduate embarks on a year-long teaching experience in a remote Alaskan village. Saturday, April 26, 2008. If anyone is wondering why I haven't been posting for a while.well that's because nothing terribly interesting has happened. Until now. Cyrus, a student out walking with me, is taking a video too! Flowing water is a beautiful sound. Cyrus and I were so elated that we even took a trip down to the dump! And check it out-seagulls! They only show up when spring is truly around the corner.
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Teaching in Alaska: Goodbye......Shaktoolik
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A young college graduate embarks on a year-long teaching experience in a remote Alaskan village. Tuesday, May 20, 2008. My flight leaves in a mere 2 hours. I've never announced this fact on the blog.but I do not intend to return here next year. This truth is leaving me with a somewhat ominous feeling, mixed with the elation of returning home, but there's one thing that I'll be glad about. NO MORE SUNRISES AT 4 am! When we got back, I started a bonfire down by the beach and it attracted all of the village...
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Teaching in Alaska: August 2007
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A young college graduate embarks on a year-long teaching experience in a remote Alaskan village. Sunday, August 26, 2007. Bear mauling in Shaktoolik. Back in Buckley, WA my dad made sure that I knew how to kill a bear with a knife because I didn't bring a gun to Alaska. He even did the motions right there in the living room and grabbed a steak knife to use as a prop! Posted by Mr. Flarity. Monday, August 20, 2007. Done with the first day of teaching! I don't start for 2 weeks! Frontier-style shopping....
