Rather early on in my years in Fairbanks, I’ll admit I wanted to list myself as being in a relationship (on Facebook). Unfortunately I wasn’t able to specify my partner’s name because Alaska didn’t have an account. I couldn’t say I was “In a Relationship with Alaska.” Little did I realize just how correct that statement would become. Apart from Michigan, Alaska is the place where I’ve spent the most…
Although I still haven’t finished the story of how I ended up working on the F/V Starbound at the start of this winter, I thought I’d cover what I’ve been doing since being forced to leave for medical reasons. There I was, again crashing on couches in Fairbanks while waiting to hear when Starbound would be back in port so I could potentially fly back to Dutch Harbor and go…
Here I was on a trip home to the Mitten, stranded between jobs and yet unsure of what the next job would entail. Since I dislike working in town and didn’t want to settle for some virtually meaningless job, I’d decided to try for a job that would supposedly pay decently: commercial fishing in the Bering Sea. Now you’re probably picturing me flailing around on some small vessel like you…
At times like this, I LOVE not being a student. The temperature outside is -10F, and students in Fairbanks are in crunch mode. As they finish up projects, build up stress, and study for finals, I do…. hmmm, what do I do? For starters, I sleep in until – well – whenever I feel like getting up! Now that I look back, I recognize I spent my time in Seattle…