Student: "You wore them all day!?"After viewing the fleece pajamas I wore the first time I answered the door, when she joined me in shopping at the store, and at 8pm that same day.
hair pretty: /her prĭ•dē/ noun. 1. a small elastic band that is used to tie hair back or hold a certain style. See also: hair tie, hair binder, binder, ponytail holder, pony
Side note: I always forget about this one until a student brings it up.
Witnessing the food chain of the Chukchi Sea…alternative title: That Time I Freaked Out About Whales on the Phone with My Sister.
We don’t call snow days, but we do call days for plumbing issues.
Back in the arctic for another school year!
Bun: (bun) noun. 1. Abbreviation for the Inupiaq word, bunnik, that translates to the noun daughter.
Side Note: Sometimes you don’t have to be someone’s daughter to be given this term of endearment. You may hear “bun”, “bunnik”, or “bunny” < which in my head is spelt “bunni”
It may not be pretty, but it is functional (and cheap)!
How teaching in a small village has changed my perspective on how much I rely on other people.
Catwalk: (kat•wôk) verb. 1. To pop a wheelie.
Side Note: I’m not sure if you have to be able to pop a wheelie and hold and ride it for a while, but I do know the students like to talk about it in their journal prompts.
Spring looks a little different and arrives a little slower in the arctic.
I stared at the long black rectangles with their enticing red and white designs. It is the cherry […]
