Essentials for Enjoying A Brevig Mission Feast
Alaska Life
In Brevig Mission, there are two village feasts: one at Thanksgiving and one at Christmas. It was that way in Shishmaref too. The TAT family has learned a lot from ... Read more
7 Ways to Be a Bad Neighbor in a Duplex that Shares a Laundry Room
Alaska Life
Note to readers: This is NOT a passive-aggressive attack on any of our neighbors thinly veiled as an informative post. It is instead a confession of the ways the TAT ... Read more
Being An Alaska Bush Teacher Is…
Teaching
I've been reflecting about what it means to be an Alaska Bush Teacher. I've only been at it for thirteen years. And I've only worked in two villages in the ... Read more
8 Ways I Survive District Inservice Meetings That Require Sleeping on a Classroom Floor
Teaching
In a school district roughly the size of the state of Minnesota, you have to do some things, um, differently. Take, for example, the District Inservice Meeting. A standard part ... Read more
Getting a Masters Degree in the Alaska Bush
Teaching
It's been a little quiet in The Alaska Teacher Land lately. (Note to readers: the word quiet only applies to the blog. There's been plenty of noise in real life ... Read more
Alaska Food Network Review
Alaska Life
It's a well documented fact that the TAT family has been happy customers of Full Circle Farm for years. But, when we saw an advertisement for the Alaska Food Network ... Read more
Brevig Mission: More Fun Facts
Alaska Life
I already formally introduced Brevig Mission to TAT readers, but it's time to get to know Brevig Mission even better. Location Brevig Mission is marked on the Google Map above. ... Read more
Ivory Carvings: the Addiction is Real
Alaska Life
My name is Angie, and I have a problem. I buy too many ivory carvings. It's just that they're so beautiful. Like these walruses (walri?) by Randall Jones. I just ... Read more
Book Reflections: An Ethic of Excellence by Ron Berger
Teaching
Ron Berger, An Ethic of Excellence: Building a Culture of Craftsmanship with Students (Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann, 2003). Like my last book reflection, I was introduced to this fabulous little book by ... Read more
Shopping in Bush Alaska: My Daughter is Sick Edition
Alaska Life
I braved the cold today to go to the Brevig Muit Store again. My primary reason for going was to get my daughter some apple juice. My primary reason for ... Read more