My neighbors got a Wee, so we had a party last weekend, pretty fun stuff. Then it was the week, which lasted 3 years. I've been practically living at the school, I think I should just start sleeping up there, for real.
The sunsets are really beautiful here, so are the sunrises, for that matter. Here's a picture of the sunset the other day.
Last night I went to steam again, I forgot to drink a bunch of water before I went, so I started feeling a little strange. My heart was beating a little fast and it was a little hard to keep my eyes open. Brenda saved me by letting me have some of her water. I'm just not very good at steaming yet, I guess. Anyway, one of the ladies said that last summer she picked 74 gallons of berries. I was very impressed.
Today I went to the store, and paid $5.50 for a half gallon of milk and $5.50 for 4 apples. They actually get some pretty good Gala apples in. Crisp. Juicy.
I went to the post office, I was very excited to get a box from my mom, it had a bunch of food in it! Life cereal, my favorite, and probably about 5 or 6 pounds of nuts. Now I think my diet is complete: berries, salmon, chocolate and nuts.
I guess we're going to have fresh salad greens in a couple weeks too. This is my roommate's neat plant growing contraption.
Justin Olson is working on trying to build a shed, he's going to use all this wood from the old school that's full of nails, so I've been helping pull nails this weekend. Fun stuff. It's really good weather today, so I'm happy that there is a project to work on that's outside. Though I should be at the school planning for next week.
Today I learned the Yup'ik word for white person, gosuk.
I saw the most beautiful bird today, it was huge, and all black with a big white V on it's back. I have no idea what it was.
Tonight we're going camping up the beach! I'm very excited. I borrowed a tent from Jon Sharp, who apparently has better things to do than sleep outside on the beach, in weather that might get down in the 20s where bears might eat us. Psh, yeah right. We're going to drive all the way up to 3rd creek, which evidently is passed 2nd creek, which is the farthest I've ever been up the beach. There might end up being like 10 or so of us going. About half of the school staff.
I'll leave you with yet another picture of the tundra at dusk. You can never really get enough of the tundra.
So, unless I get eaten by a bear tonight, I'll be posting more excited enthralling Togiak news later.
yo yo peace out G 5
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