Spring looks a little different and arrives a little slower in the arctic.
Author: leetharose
I stared at the long black rectangles with their enticing red and white designs. It is the cherry […]
S1: "I got all straight A's." S2: "Nuh uh, you got crooked A's." ...
The sky’s awake, so we’re all awake!
Word of the Week
Drag: (drag) verb. 1. Pulling people around in a sled behind an ATV or sno-go. Recreation activity. See also, extreme sledding
Side note: When I first saw students “go drag”, I was reminded of my own childhood. We’d wait all winter for some good snow, then pull each other around by whatever vehicle could maneuver the snow, ice, or slush. It became a game. To win as a driver, you must knock the rider off in record time (making them bail by trying to ram them into objects was fair game). To win as the rider, you must hold on…even if it is only by your fingertips and you are being dragged across the ice.
All about the art of giving without seeking glory, that’s why May Day’s the best!
April Snow Showers
Living in a snow globe world, fluffy spring snow in warm weather!
There are wonderful things about everywhere I’ve been, but there are always not so wonderful things too. This is one of those things.
S1: "Wait so is nobody going to take [Susan's] place?"In reference to a student being absent for Head's Up 7-Up.
S2: "In your wet dreams." Me: "Excuse me...?" S2: "They asked if someone was going to take her place and so we have to say 'in our wet dreams." Me: "Hey...come here real quick, I want to talk to you about something..."
They Came, They Saw, They Slept in Tents – Youth Leadership Conference
A really unique set of visitors to the Arctic. (& a small video showing off my village)
Word of the Week
Brodeo: (brō•dē•ō) noun. 1. Driving in tight circles with a vehicle (ATV), often causing the back wheels to slide out and around. See also: whipping cookies, shitties, doughnuts
Side note: Students have been doing this frequently on the road outside my living room view.
Tumbleweed Soul 