I know, you read the title and thought, Napaski-WHAT?! Well, a while back I was selected to participate in a 1 week exchange in rural Alaska. SO, Sunday morning I'm heading to Napaskiak, Alaska! Napaskiak is a small (400 people) Yupik village on the Western coast of Alaska.
So, first things first.
How do you say Napaskiak?
nuh-PASS-key-ack
WHERE is Napaskiak?!
So, to get there... I take a plane from Fairbanks to Anchorage. Then fly from Anchorage to Bethel (the "big" city). And from Bethel I'll take a tiny bush plane across the Kuskokwim river to Napaskiak! Hopefully someone will be there with a snow machine to meet us with our gear when we get off the plane. (There's no airport. :) ) Then we'll go to the school where we'll be staying for the week, sleeping in the library. Jealous?
But I get to work with a kindergarten class with 10 kids, so I'm excited to see a new school and culture!
So, fingers crossed that I don't get weathered in, that I have a great adventure and I have internet access to share it with you!
Wish me luck!
1 comment:
I'm SOOOOO Jealous! You need to take pictures and document the whole experience. Dead Serious! How can I sign up for this exchange?
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