Alaska – Page 2

Drumming in Zimbabwe, Conversations in Alaska | 3 of 50

September 23, 2016September 25, 2016 First Person ForeignAlaska

A fella greeted me from behind the counter. He said “I can’t run the register but I can go ahead and make your food. What are you getting?” I don’t eat out much in Ketchikan[…]

Roots and Seasonals, The Great Dichotomy Conversations in Alaska 7 of 50

September 20, 2016September 20, 2016 First Person ForeignAlaska

“I’m not a typical seasonal.” I tell Jack. He is a local who moved here from New York three years ago. He spent his first winter here last year. Originally from Wisconsin, my theory is that[…]

Body. Conversations in Alaska, 9 of 50

September 20, 2016 First Person ForeignAlaska

She wailed, I listened. She lost weight in the last two years and her body is a completely different one. She’s noticed, unmistakeably, that her friends, strangers, opposite sex, and her own family hold her[…]

The Scrambled Departure: Leaving the Rainforest

September 19, 2016September 20, 2016 First Person ForeignAlaska

Yesterday: Dude. I just got hit by a mack truck called Alaska. It’s none of the things you might visualize. I wasn’t even crossing the street. I crossed the Tongass Narrows on a 1.25 minute ferry[…]

“September is breaking my heart!”: Conversations in Alaska, 8 of 50

September 19, 2016September 20, 2016 First Person ForeignAlaska

September 1st rolled around and you could feel it in the air: realization, regret. It’s winding down and the excursions you hoped to take, the hike you were supposed to do and the post you[…]

“If you’re going to be in Madison..” Conversations in Alaska, 6 of 50

September 19, 2016September 20, 2016 First Person ForeignAlaska

First there is the September Regret, when you realize you can’t do everything you wanted and maybe you just started doing some things you just learned you really should have done all along! And the[…]

“If Anyone Has Seen My Green Sweater!” | Conversations in Alaska, 10 of 50

September 19, 2016September 20, 2016 First Person ForeignAlaska

“I literally have a crush on everyone!” “Meatpie. That’s a meatpie alright.” “I could be swayed on that one but I’m not wearing a ring from anyone until we both get the big snip.” “Copper[…]

Nana’s Ring, Conversations in Alaska: 11 of 50

September 19, 2016September 19, 2016 First Person ForeignAlaska

“Okay Natalie” Aunt Sherri says as she flits around the hotel room in her pajama suit, juggling four things at a time like she’s rushed but can’t decide which thing to do first. She randomly interjects:[…]

2nd Intro Peace Corps Phone Call | Conversations in Alaska, 12 of 50

September 18, 2016 First Person ForeignAlaska

“What is one thing you wish you’d done before you left the States?” “Honestly, this might sound a little odd but I wish I’d taken a bath. That’s a luxury I miss.” “I couldn’t get[…]

“I need you to think through your body” Conversations in Alaska: 13 of 50

September 18, 2016 First Person ForeignAlaska

My dear Ketchifriend sits on my kitchen stool. It’s the best stool of the 4, if you ask me. She unfolds this story like a palette of knives, one right after the other. Her roommate[…]