A Foggy Start For A New Home

One week down!  Overall, training went well.  But it was more an introduction to the things that we will need to learn as we progress throughout the year.  None of us really felt like there was really enough time to learn what we had thrown at us.  At the very least, we have now been exposed to the Reading curriculum.

Regardless, it was a fun week.  The new teachers were all fantastic.  A wide variety of ages were represented.  And everyone brought unique experiences with them.  It was neat to talk with some of the more experienced teachers who were simply new to the district.  So many interesting stories were shared.  It has been fun to get to know my Alaskan family better.  We played volleyball with students, played poker with gummy fruit snacks, and even polar bear plunged the Norton Sound!

Today was a long day.  We were supposed to leave for Stebbins at 2:30.  Unfortunately, we were delayed by just over 5 hours.  Fog was covering the village, so the pilots would not be able to see the runway.  Just another typical day in Alaskan air travel.  We've now been informed that flights have the tendency to leave anywhere in between 6 hours early and 6 hours late.  I'm in Stebbins now.  I haven't seen too much of the town because I went straight to the apartment to get settled in.  I didn't bring much, so I'm mostly ready now.  Not too much on the agenda for the next couple of days.  Going four-wheeling is a distinct possibility.