My remote village north of the arctic circle has more food delivery options than my parent’s home in the lower 48.
Blizzard: Before, During, and After
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Word of the Week
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!
Word of the Week
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.
Update: Day 2 of our Week-Long Blizzard
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!
Land of Sunsets and Perpetual Twilight
A small collection of photos of after school evenings filled with sunsets and beautiful twilight.
Interpreting body language can be difficult everywhere, here is one of the things I’ve struggled with most since moving to the arctic!
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?
Word of the Week
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 had been told moving up here that the phrase “weather permitting” would become a huge part of […]
Tumbleweed Soul 