Washateria: (wäsh•ә•tir•ēә) noun. 1. The water tower in town where people can go to get their water for $0.25/5 gal.
Side Note: Because I am blessed to have running water, I’m not sure on the exact price or the operating hours, but I do know that everyone in the village has to fetch water from the washateria.
Uvlaalluataq: (üv•la•lō•tuk) 1. Inupiaq greeting translating to Good Morning.
Side Note: This greeting is used at the beginning of the day when the school meets to start off its day with announcements and the pledge (said in Inupiaq)
Snow days? Never heard of ’em.
My first big arctic blizzard experience!
Honda: (hon•da) noun. 1. Any brand of a four wheeled all terrain vehicle.
See Four Wheeler or ATV
Side note: My students call all four wheelers “Hondas”, even if they are not Hondas…kind of like buying Target-brand facial tissues and calling them Kleenex.
This video took a few tries to make, due to my phone shutting down on my walk home […]
Walking on water and learning about “frozen waves” aka pressure ridges!
A small collection of photos of after school evenings filled with sunsets and beautiful twilight.
What does one do on Valentine’s Day in a bush village when there is only a store, a post office, and a bingo hall?
Sno-go: (snō ɡō) noun. 1. A fuel powered machine that uses a single track and skis instead of wheels to help it travel over snow.
See Snowmachine or Snowmobile
Side Note: The main mode of transportation, in the winter, on the small island (if not by foot) is by sno-go.
I looked at the Gatorade bottle lying in the rocks. My hand itched to pick it up, my […]
Tumbleweed Soul 